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
The Big Sound
(1957)
Blues-a-Plenty
(1958)
Not So Dukish
(1958)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

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

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated

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

Personnel

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. 1 2 Blues-a-Plenty – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
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