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]

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)

Reception

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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

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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

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References

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  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.