Blues A-Plenty

Blues A-Plenty
Blues A-Plenty
Studio album by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
Released	1958
Recorded	April 5, 1958 ; New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:30
Label	Verve MGV 8358
Producer	Norman Granz
Johnny Hodges chronology

Blues A-Plenty is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1958 and released on the Verve label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated

"I Didn't Know About You" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 3:35
"Cool Your Motor" - 3:39
"Gone With the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 3:21
"Honey Hill" - 4:05
"Blues-a-Plenty" - 3:26
"Don't Take Your Love from Me" (Henry Nemo) - 3:43
"Saturday Afternoon Blues" - 6:02
"Satin Doll" (Ellington) - 5:04
"Reeling and Rocking" - 9:35

Personnel

References

^
- Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series accessed February 11, 2016
- Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 11, 2016
^ ^a ^b Blues A-Plenty – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

[1] 
Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series accessed February 11, 2016

Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 11, 2016

[2] Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series accessed February 11, 2016

[3] Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 11, 2016

[Allmusic-2] Blues A-Plenty – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

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v t e Johnny Hodges
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)
Duke Ellington discography