Mood for the Blues explained

Mood for the Blues
Type:	album
Artist:	Plas Johnson
Cover:	Mood for the Blues.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	May 18, June 21 and 27, 1960
Studio:	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Capitol T1503
Chronology:	Plas Johnson
Prev Title:	This Must Be the Plas
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	The Blues
Next Year:	1975

Mood for the Blues is a 1960 album by saxophonist Plas Johnson.^[1]

Reception

The initial Billboard magazine review from February 6, 1961 commenting that "The indomitable tenor stylist performs in front of a full bank of strings and with a robust rhythm section on this set of lushy blues standards."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'" (Joe Greene)
2. "One Mint Julep" (Rudy Toombs)
3. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
4. "Blues In My Heart" (Benny Carter, Irving Mills)
5. "I've Got a Right to Cry"
6. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield)
7. "Tanya"
8. "Fool That I Am"
9. "Chloe"
10. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson)
11. "A Mood for the Blues"
12. "I Wanna Be Loved" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Billy Rose)

Personnel

• Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone
• Ray Johnson – piano
• Ernie Freeman – Hammond B-3 organ
• Rene Hall, Bill Pitman – guitar
• Red Callender – double bass
• Earl Palmer – drums
• Unknown strings
• Gerald Wilson, René Hall – arranger

Notes and References

1. Web site: Plas Johnson - Mood for the Blues at discogs. discogs.com. January 26, 2017.
2. Billboard . Reviews and Ratings of New Albums . 6 February 1961 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 38 . 0006-2510.