The Blues (Johnny Hodges album)

The Blues is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges released on the Norgran label in October 1956.^[1] It features performances recorded in 1952, 1953 and 1954.^[2]

The Blues
Studio album by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
Released	October 1956 (1956-10)[1]
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
Genre	Jazz
Label	Norgran MGN 1061
Producer	Norman Granz
Johnny Hodges chronology
Used to Be Duke (1956) The Blues (1956) Dance Bash

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

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

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges, except as indicated

1. "Rosanne" (Glenn Osser, Edna Osser, Dick Manning) - 3:06
2. "Hodge-Podge" (Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington) - 3:33
3. "Jappa" - 3:49
4. "Through for the Night" (Trummy Young) - 3:14
5. "The Sheik of Araby" (Ted Snyder, Harry B. Smith, Francis Wheeler) - 3:12
6. "Latino" - 2:57
7. "Johnny's Blues" (Edith Cue Hodges) - 7:00
8. "Indiana" (Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley) - 3:48
9. "Easy Going Bounce" (Leroy Lovett) - 3:30
10. "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

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