Creamy (album)

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Creamy
Studio album by
Released1955
RecordedSeptember 8, 1955
New York City
GenreJazz
Length46:29
LabelNorgran MGN 1045
ProducerNorman Granz
Johnny Hodges chronology
Dance Bash
(1955)
Creamy
(1955)
Ellingtonia '56
(1956)

Creamy is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances with members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra recorded in 1955 and released on the Norgran label.[1][2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The AllMusic site awarded the album 4 stars out of 5 and noted "While there are no real surprises anywhere on this record, it is well worth acquiring".[3]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Johnny Hodges, except as indicated.

  1. "The Ballad Medley: Whispering/Tenderly/Don't Take Your Love from Me/Prelude to a Kiss/Polka Dots and Moonbeams/Passion Flower" (Vincent Rose, John Schonberger, Richard Coburn/Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence/Henry Nemo/Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills/Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke/Billy Strayhorn) - 15:19
  2. "Scufflin'" (Cue Hodges) - 8:13
  3. "Honey Bunny" - 6:37
  4. "Passion" (Strayhorn) - 3:20
  5. "Pretty Little Girl" (Strayhorn) - 2:28
  6. "No Use Kicking" - 10:32

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed February 16, 2016
  2. ^ Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 16, 2016
  3. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Creamy – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2016.