The Blues (Johnny Hodges album)

1956 studio album by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

The Blues

Studio album by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

Released

October 1956 (1956-10)

Recorded

July 22, 1952, December 11, 1952, September 17, 1953 and July 2, 1954
San Francisco, CA, New York City and Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA

Norgran MGN 1061

Johnny Hodges chronology

Used to Be Duke
(1956)

The Blues
(1956)

Dance Bash

The Blues is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges released on the Norgran label in October 1956. It features performances recorded in 1952, 1953 and 1954.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

The AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars out of 5.

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges, except as indicated

"Rosanne" (Glenn Osser, Edna Osser, Dick Manning) - 3:06
"Hodge-Podge" (Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington) - 3:33
"Jappa" - 3:49
"Through for the Night" (Trummy Young) - 3:14
"The Sheik of Araby" (Ted Snyder, Harry B. Smith, Francis Wheeler) - 3:12
"Latino" - 2:57
"Johnny's Blues" (Edith Cue Hodges) - 7:00
"Indiana" (Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley) - 3:48
"Easy Going Bounce" (Leroy Lovett) - 3:30
"Burgundy Walk" - 7:05

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on July 22, 1952 (tracks 1-3) in New York City on December 11, 1952 (tracks 4-6) and September 17, 1953 (tracks 7-9) and at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles, CA on July 2, 1954 (track 10)

Personnel

Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
Emmett Berry, (tracks 1-9), Shorty Baker (track 10) - trumpet
Lawrence Brown - trombone
Arthur Clarke (tracks 7-9), John Coltrane (track 10), Ben Webster (tracks 1-6), Rudy Williams (tracks 4-6) - tenor saxophone
Ted Brannon (tracks 4-6), Call Cobbs (track 10), Leroy Lovett (tracks 1-3 & 7-9) - piano
Ray Brown (tracks 7-9), Red Callender (tracks 1-3), Barney Richmond (tracks 4-6), John Williams (track 10) - bass
Louis Bellson (track 10), J. C. Heard (tracks 1-3 & 7-9), Al Walker (tracks 4-6) - drums

References

^ "October Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. October 6, 1956. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed February 16, 2016
^ The Blues – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2016.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Castle Rock (1951–52) In a Tender Mood (1951–52) The Blues (1952–54) Used to Be Duke (1954) Creamy (1955) Duke's in Bed (1956) Ellingtonia '56 (1956) The Big Sound (1957) Blues A-Plenty (1958) Johnny Hodges and His Strings Play the Prettiest Gershwin (1958) Not So Dukish (1958) Side by Side (and Duke Ellington, 1958–59) Back to Back (and Duke Ellington, 1959) Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges (1959) Blue Hodge (1961) Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra (1961) Blue Rabbit (and Wild Bill Davis, 1963–64) Sandy's Gone (1963) Mess of Blues (and Wild Bill Davis, 1963) Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges (1964–65) Blue Pyramid (and Wild Bill Davis, 1965–66) Con-Soul & Sax (1965–66) Inspired Abandon (and Lawrence Brown, 1965) Joe's Blues (and Wild Bill Davis, 1965) Wings & Things (nd Wild Bill Davis, 1965) Blue Notes (1966) Stride Right (and Earl Hines, 1966) Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges in Atlantic City (1966) Don't Sleep in the Subway (1967) Swing's Our Thing (and Earl Hines, 1967) Triple Play (1967) Rippin' & Runnin' (1968) 3 Shades of Blue (1970)
With others	Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! (and Coleman Hawkins and Roy Eldridge, 1962) Joya Sherrill Sings Duke (Joya Sherrill, 1965) Cue for Saxophone (Billy Strayhorn, 1959) Taylor Made Jazz (Billy Taylor, 1959) Duke with a Difference (Clark Terry, 1957)
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