Blues A-Plenty
1958 studio album by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
| Blues A-Plenty | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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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][2]
Reception
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The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
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
- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
- Roy Eldridge - trumpet
- Vic Dickenson - trombone
- Ben Webster - tenor saxophone
- Billy Strayhorn - piano
- Jimmy Woode - bass
- Sam Woodyard - drums
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
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)
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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