Released 1970 Release date 1970 | ||
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Recorded March 17 & 19, 1970NYC Similar Johnny Hodges albums, Jazz albums |
3 Shades of Blue is the final album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1970 with vocalist Leon Thomas and composer/arranger Oliver Nelson and first released on the Flying Dutchman label. The album was rereleased in 1989 under Nelson's leadership as Black, Brown and Beautiful with additional tracks.
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.
Track listing
- "Empty Ballroom Blues" (Duke Ellington, Cootie Williams) - 4:54
- "Duke's Place" (Ellington, Bob Thiele, Bill Katz, Ruth Roberts) - 2:35
- "Echoes of Harlem" (Ellington) - 4:20
- "Disillusion Blues" (Leon Thomas) - 3:56
- "Yearning" (Oliver Nelson) - 5:20
- "Welcome to New York" (Thomas) - 4:10
- "Black, Brown and Beautiful" (Nelson) - 3:50
- "Rockin' in Rhythm (Ellington, Harry Carney, Irving Mills) - 3:09
- "Creole Love Call" (Ellington) - 4:56
- "It´s Glory" (Ellington) - 2:55
Personnel
Songs
1Empty Ballroom Blues4:54
2Duke's Place3:35
3Echoes of Harlem4:20
References
3 Shades of Blue Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA