Blues A-Plenty
Studio album by
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
Released1958
RecordedApril 5, 1958
New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:30
LabelVerve MGV 8358
ProducerNorman 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". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  2. "Discography of the Verve, Clef, Down Home and Norgran Labels" (PDF). bsnpubs.com. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  3. 1 2 Blues A-Plenty – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2016.


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