Seven Standards and a Blues


Seven Standards and a Blues is the second album by American jazz saxophonist Ernie Henry featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with Scott Yanow stating "Recorded just three months before his unexpected death, this set by altoist Ernie Henry is his definitive album as a leader... Superior modern mainstream music, but there should have been much more from the potentially significant Ernie Henry".

Track listing

  1. "I Get a Kick Out of You" - 4:39
  2. "My Ideal" - 2:46
  3. "I've Got the World on a String" - 6:33
  4. "Sweet Lorraine" - 5:01
  5. "Soon" - 6:00
  6. "Lover Man" - 2:41
  7. "Specific Gravity" - 6:39
  8. "Like Someone in Love" - 5:14

Personnel