title: Blue Notes (album)
text: # Blue Notes (album)
  
  Blue Notes is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges and orchestra featuring performances recorded in 1966 and released on the Verve label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  
  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"".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All compositions by Johnny Hodges except where noted.
  
  * "Blue Notes" – 2:50
  * "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Clarence Gaskill) – 3:20
  * "Rent City" (V. Speddy) – 3:45
  * "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 2:40
  * "Broad Walk" – 3:30
  * "L. B. Blues" – 4:00
  * "The Midnight Sun Will Never Set" (Quincy Jones) – 3:30
  * "Say It Again" – 3:27
  * "Sneakin' Up on You" (Ted Daryll, Carl Taylor) – 5:30
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
  * Ernie Royal, Snooky Young – trumpet
  * Tony Studd – bass trombone
  * Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
  * Frank Wess – alto saxophone, flute
  * Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone, flute, piccolo
  * Don Ashworth (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6 & 8), Danny Bank (tracks 3, 4, 7 & 9) – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  * Hank Jones – piano
  * Kenny Burrell (tracks 1 & 8), Eric Gale (tracks 2–7 & 9) – guitar
  * Bob Cranshaw (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6 & 8), George Duvivier (tracks 3, 4, 7 & 9) – bass
  * Grady Tate – drums
  * Joe Venuto – vibraphone, shakers (tracks 2–7 & 9)
  * Jimmy Jones – arranger, conductor
  