Blue Hodge

Blue Hodge
Studio album by Johnny Hodges
Released	1961
Recorded	August 23 & 24, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Label	Verve V/V6 8406
Producer	Creed Taylor
Johnny Hodges chronology
Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges (1959) Blue Hodge (1961) Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra (1961)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

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

1. "And Then Some" (Johnny Hodges) - 4:00
2. "I Wonder Why" (Mercer Ellington) - 4:26
3. "Azure Te" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 2:55
4. "Blue Hodge" (Gary McFarland) - 6:21
5. "Hodge Podge" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges) - 4:00
6. "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges) - 2:08
7. "Why Are You Blue?" (McFarland) - 2:23
8. "Knuckles" (McFarland) - 5:09
9. "Stand By Blues" (Johnny Hodges) - 4:27
10. "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

1. Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series accessed February 11, 2016
2. Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 11, 2016
3. Yanow, Scott. Blue Hodge – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2016.