Castle Rock (album)

Castle Rock is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1951 and 1952 and released on the Norgran label.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars out of 5 and noted "Hodges was evidently trying to make somewhat of a break from his established sound with this recording, though the results are mixed. It's still worth acquiring, though there are a number of better recordings available under Hodges' name".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated

"Castle Rock" (Al Sears) - 2:40
"The Jeep Is Jumpin'" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges) - 2:45
"A Gentle Breeze" (Sears) - 3:10
"Globe Trotter" - 3:05
"Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, Hodges) - 2:55
"A Pound of Blues" (Leroy Lovett) - 3:05
"You Blew Out the Flame in My Heart" - 3:20
"Something to Pat Your Foot To" (Sears) - 2:50
"Blue Fantasia" - 3:10
"My Reward" (Ellington) - 3:10
"Sideways" (Lovett) - 3:00
"Wham" - 3:00

Recorded in New York City on January 15, 1951 (tracks 7-10), January 15, 1951 (tracks 2 & 5), March 3, 1951 (tracks 1, 3 & 4) and January 13, 1952 (tracks 6, 11 & 12).

Personnel

Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
Emmett Berry, (tracks 1-6, 11 & 12), Nelson Williams (tracks 7-10) - trumpet
Lawrence Brown - trombone
Al Sears - tenor saxophone
Leroy Lovett (tracks 1-3 & 5-12), Billy Strayhorn (track 4) - piano
Al McKibbon (tracks 7-10), Lloyd Trotman (tracks 1-6, 11 & 12) - bass
Sonny Greer (tracks 1-5 & 7-10), Joe Marshall (tracks 6, 11 & 12) - drums

References

↑ Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed February 16, 2016
↑ Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 16, 2016
1 2 Dryden, Ken. Castle Rock – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2016.

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/17/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.