Joe's Blues (Johnny Hodges and Wild Bill Davis album) explained

Joe's Blues
Type:	Album
Artist:	Johnny Hodges and Wild Bill Davis
Cover:	Joe's_Blues_(Johnny_Hodges_and_Wild_Bill_Davis_album).jpg
Released:	1965
Recorded:	January 6 & 7, 1965
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:38
Label:	Verve V/V6 8617
Producer:	Creed Taylor
Chronology:	Johnny Hodges
Prev Title:	Con-Soul & Sax
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	Wings & Things
Next Year:	1965

Joe's Blues is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges and organist Wild Bill Davis featuring performances recorded in 1965 and released on the Verve label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

1. "Joe's Blues" (Wild Bill Davis) - 6:03
2. "I'll Walk Alone" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 4:23
3. "Harmony in Harlem" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Johnny Hodges) - 3:30
4. "Warm Valley" (Ellington) - 4:27
5. "Wild Bill Blues" (Hodges) - 5:10
6. "Somebody Loves Me" (George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald, Buddy DeSylva) - 4:55
7. "Solitude" (Ellington, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills) - 6:00
8. "Clementine" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:10

Personnel

• Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
• Wild Bill Davis - organ
• Lawrence Brown - trombone
• Grant Green - guitar
• Bob Cranshaw - double bass (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7)
• Bob Bushnell - electric bass (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 8)
• Grady Tate - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8600-series/#v-v6-8617 Verve Records Catalog: 8600 series
2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/verve.pdf Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels