Seven Standards and a Blues is the second album by American jazz saxophonist Ernie Henry featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.[1]

Seven Standards and a Blues
Studio album by Ernie Henry
Released	1957
Recorded	September 30, 1957 Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:33
Label	Riverside RLP 12-248
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Ernie Henry chronology
Presenting Ernie Henry (1956) Seven Standards and a Blues (1957) Last Chorus (1956-57)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

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".[2]

Track listing

1. "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) - 4:39
2. "My Ideal" (Newell Chase, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) - 2:46
3. "I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 6:33
4. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) - 5:01
5. "Soon" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:00
6. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) - 2:41
7. "Specific Gravity" (Ernie Henry) - 6:39
8. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 5:14

Personnel

• Ernie Henry - alto saxophone
• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Wilbur Ware - bass
• Philly Joe Jones - drums

References