Blues A-Plenty

{{Infobox album|

| name = Blues A-Plenty

| type = Album

| artist = Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

| cover = Blues-a-Plenty.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1958

| recorded = April 5, 1958
New York City

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 42:30

| label = Verve MGV 8358

| producer = Norman Granz

| chronology = Johnny Hodges

| prev_title = The Big Sound

| prev_year = 1957

| next_title = Not So Dukish

| next_year = 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.{{Cite web |title=Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series |url=https://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8400-series/ |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=www.jazzdisco.org}}{{Cite web |title=Discography of the Verve, Clef, Down Home and Norgran Labels |url=http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/verve.pdf |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=bsnpubs.com}}

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

}}

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.{{AllMusic|class=album |id=mw0000533020 |title=Blues A-Plenty – Listing |accessdate=February 12, 2016}}

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated

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

Personnel

References

Category:Johnny Hodges albums

Category:1958 albums

Category:Verve Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Norman Granz