Johnny Hodges / Duke Ellington ‎– Castle Rock And Duke (LP Vinilo Jazz)

Side A extracted from the album "Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra - Castle Rock", recorded in 1951, Verve Records, 1979.

A1 Castle Rock

A2 The Jeep Is Jumping

A3 A Gentle Breeze

A4 Globe Trotter

A5 Jeep's Blues

A6 A Pound Of Blues

Side B extracted from the album "Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges - Back to Back", recorded in 1959, Verve Records, 1959.

B1 Warbash Blues

B2 Weary Blues

B3 St. Louis Blues

B4 Royal Garden Blues

Estas rancias colecciones de Jazz, resulta que atesoran verdaderas joyas del género, pero con portadas tristes, serias, y en ediciones económicas (venía a pelo, sin funda interior) no levantan pasiones y se quedan en la lista de deseos de los posibles interesados en asuntos aplazados para otro día.

Los verdaderos amantes ya deben tener esta pieza. A los otros, se la recomiendo.

Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: A1 to B4)

Double Bass – Al Hall (tracks: B1 to B4), Lloyd Trotman (2) (tracks: A1 to A6), Sam Jones (tracks: B1 to B4)

Drums – Jo Jones (tracks: B1 to B4), Joseph Marshall (tracks: B1 to B4), Sonny Greer (tracks: A1 to A5)

Guitar – Leslie Spann* (tracks: B1 to B4)

Piano – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: A4), Duke Ellington (tracks: B1 to B4), Leroy Lovett (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, A6)

Producer – Norman Granz

Tenor Saxophone – Al Sears (tracks: A1 to A6)

Trombone – Lawrence Brown (tracks: A1 to A6)

Trumpet – Emmett Berry (tracks: A1 to A6), Harry Edison (tracks: B1 to B4)