The Blues (Johnny Hodges album)

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

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Allmusic

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

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