The Blues is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges released on the Norgran label in October 1956. It features performances recorded in 1952, 1953 and 1954.Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed February 16, 2016
Reception
The AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars out of 5.
Track listing All compositions by Johnny Hodges, except as indicated "Rosanne" (Glenn Osser, Edna Osser, Dick Manning) - 3:06 "Hodge-Podge" (Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington) - 3:33 "Jappa" - 3:49 "Through for the Night" (Trummy Young) - 3:14 "The Sheik of Araby" (Ted Snyder, Harry B. Smith, Francis Wheeler) - 3:12 "Latino" - 2:57 "Johnny's Blues" (Edith Cue Hodges) - 7:00 "Indiana" (Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley) - 3:48 "Easy Going Bounce" (Leroy Lovett) - 3:30 "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
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