Blue Notes (album)

Blue Notes
Studio album by
Released1967
RecordedAugust 15 and 19, 1966 and October 24, 1966
StudioNYC
GenreJazz
LabelVerve V/V6 8680
ProducerCreed Taylor
Johnny Hodges chronology
Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges in Atlantic City
(1966)
Blue Notes
(1967)
Triple Play
(1967)

Blue Notes is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges and orchestra featuring performances recorded in 1966 and released on the Verve label.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Ken Dryden stating, "the veteran alto saxophonist is backed by an all-star group with arrangements by conductor Jimmy Jones. Hodges' gorgeous tone and effortless ability to swing are the cornerstones of the album, especially in a stunning, very slow performance of "I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me" and the jaunty original by the leader, "L.B. Blues"".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Johnny Hodges except where noted.

  1. "Blue Notes" – 2:50
  2. "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Clarence Gaskill) – 3:20
  3. "Rent City" (V. Speddy) – 3:45
  4. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 2:40
  5. "Broad Walk" – 3:30
  6. "L. B. Blues" – 4:00
  7. "The Midnight Sun Will Never Set" (Quincy Jones) – 3:30
  8. "Say It Again" – 3:27
  9. "Sneakin' Up on You" (Ted Daryll, Carl Taylor) – 5:30

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8600 series accessed July 27, 2017
  2. ^ Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed July 27, 2017
  3. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Blue Notes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2017.