''Blue Pyramid'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges and organist Wild Bill Davis featuring performances recorded in late 1965 and early 1966 and released on the

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Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Although the blues feeling (as pointed out in the liner notes) is emphasized throughout the date, many of the songs, including "The Brown Skin Gal in the Calico Gown" and "Stormy Weather," are not really blues, but only bluesy. Overall this is a fine outing".

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges except where noted # "Blues for Madeleine" – 4:48 # "Feelin' Kinda Blues" ( Gerald Wilson) – 2:30 # "Pyramid" (

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, Irving Gordon,

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) – 2:10 # "Nonchalance" (Wild Bill Davis) – 4:45 # "At Dawn" (Johnny Hodges, Thomas Whaley) – 3:00 # "The Brown-Skin Gal in the Calico Gown" (Ellington,

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) – 2:35 # " Stormy Weather" (

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, Ted Koehler) – 3:56 # "Rabbit Out of the Hat" – 5:10 # "Hash Brown" – 4:00

Personnel

* Johnny Hodges –

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* Wild Bill Davis –

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(tracks 1-4 & 6-9) * Lawrence Brown- trombone * Jimmy Hamilton –

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(tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8 & 9) * Jimmy Jones – piano (track 5) * Billy Butler – guitar * Bob Bushnell –

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(tracks 1-3 & 5-9) *Johnny Hodges Jr. (track 6), Herbie Lovelle (tracks 2, 3 & 5),

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(tracks 1, 4 & 6-9) –

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References

{{Authority control Johnny Hodges albums Wild Bill Davis albums 1966 albums Albums produced by Creed Taylor Verve Records albums