Castle Rock (album)

Castle Rock
Castle Rock
Studio album by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
Released	1955
Recorded	January 15, February 28, March 3, 1951 and January 13, 1952 ; New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:10
Label	Norgran MGN 1048
Producer	Norman Granz
Johnny Hodges chronology

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 3 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
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Dryden, Ken. Castle Rock – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2016.

[Norgran_discography-1] Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed February 16, 2016

[2] Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 16, 2016

[Allmusic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Dryden, Ken. Castle Rock – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2016.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Castle Rock (1951–52) In a Tender Mood (1951–52) The Blues (1952–54) Used to Be Duke (1954) Creamy (1955) Duke's in Bed (1956) Ellingtonia '56 (1956) The Big Sound (1957) Blues A-Plenty (1958) Johnny Hodges and His Strings Play the Prettiest Gershwin (1958) Not So Dukish (1958) Side by Side (and Duke Ellington, 1958–59) Back to Back (and Duke Ellington, 1959) Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges (1959) Blue Hodge (1961) Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra (1961) Blue Rabbit (and Wild Bill Davis, 1963–64) Sandy's Gone (1963) Mess of Blues (and Wild Bill Davis, 1963) Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges (1964–65) Blue Pyramid (and Wild Bill Davis, 1965–66) Con-Soul & Sax (1965–66) Inspired Abandon (and Lawrence Brown, 1965) Joe's Blues (and Wild Bill Davis, 1965) Wings & Things (nd Wild Bill Davis, 1965) Blue Notes (1966) Stride Right (and Earl Hines, 1966) Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges in Atlantic City (1966) Don't Sleep in the Subway (1967) Swing's Our Thing (and Earl Hines, 1967) Triple Play (1967) Rippin' & Runnin' (1968) 3 Shades of Blue (1970)
With others	Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! (and Coleman Hawkins and Roy Eldridge, 1962) Joya Sherrill Sings Duke (Joya Sherrill, 1965) Cue for Saxophone (Billy Strayhorn, 1959) Taylor Made Jazz (Billy Taylor, 1959) Duke with a Difference (Clark Terry, 1957)
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