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" (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