Blue Hodge
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Blue Hodge is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1961 and released on the Verve label.[1][2]
Reception
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The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "Blue Hodge is the earliest of several matchups between altoist Johnny Hodges and organist Wild Bill Davis".[3]
Track listing
- "And Then Some" (Johnny Hodges) - 4:00
- "I Wonder Why" (Mercer Ellington) - 4:26
- "Azure Te" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 2:55
- "Blue Hodge" (Gary McFarland) - 6:21
- "Hodge Podge" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges) - 4:00
- "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges) - 2:08
- "Why Are You Blue?" (McFarland) - 2:23
- "Knuckles" (McFarland) - 5:09
- "Stand By Blues" (Johnny Hodges) - 4:27
- "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 3:24
Personnel
- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
- Wild Bill Davis - organ
- Les Spann - guitar, flute
- Sam Jones - bass
- Louis Hayes - drums
References
- ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series accessed February 11, 2016
- ^ Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 11, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Blue Hodge – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2016.