Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Joe's Blues
| Recorded | Jan 6, 1965 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1965 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 693294 |
The record
Grant Green and a churning organ pull this session into soul-jazz territory, greasy where the Ellington charts stayed pressed and neat. Cut in January 1965, blues phrasing in a new room.
Session personnel
- Johnny Hodges — alto saxophone, leader
- Bob Bushnell — bass
- Bob Cranshaw — bass
- Grady Tate — drums
- Grant Green — guitar
- Wild Bill Davis — organ
- Lawrence Brown — trombone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1965 | Verve Records · V-8617 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · RVG stamp |
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| 1965 | Verve Records · VLP 9094 — Vinyl, LP, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Verve Records · VI-8617 — Vinyl, LP · RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Verve Records · V6-8617 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Verve Records · V6-8617 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Verve Records · V-8617 — Vinyl, LP · RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Verve Records · V6-8617 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Verve Records · SMV-1057 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| — | Verve Records · 2352 147 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 2007 | Lone Hill Jazz · LHJ10284 — CD, Compilation, Reissue |
| — | Verve Records · V6-8617 A — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Johnny Hodges also plays on
Bob Bushnell also plays on
Bob Cranshaw also plays on