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]

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)

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.