Used to Be Duke
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| Used to Be Duke | ||||
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| Released | October 1956[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2 July and 5 August 1954 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:21 | |||
| Label | Norgran - MGM 1060 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
| Johnny Hodges chronology | ||||
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Used to Be Duke is a studio album by Johnny Hodges, accompanied by members of Duke Ellington's orchestra, released by Norgran Records in October 1956.[1][2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Scott Yanow on AllMusic gave the album four stars out of five, commenting "Hodges had a particularly strong group. High points include 'On the Sunny Side of the Street', the title track and a seven-song ballad medley."[2]
Track listing[edit]
- "Used to Be Duke" (Johnny Hodges) - 7:24
- "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 2:59
- "Sweet as Bear Meat" (Hodges) - 3:22
- "Madam Butterfly" (Jimmy Hamilton, Hodges) - 3:17
- "Warm Valley" (Duke Ellington) - 3:24
- Ballad medley: "Autumn In New York"/"Sweet Lorraine"/"Time On My Hands"/"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"/"If You Were Mine"/"Poor Butterfly" (Vernon Duke)/(Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish)/(Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon)/(Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)/(Matty Malneck, Johnny Mercer)/(Raymond Hubbell, John Golden) - 17:55
Personnel[edit]
- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
- Shorty Baker - trumpet
- Lawrence Brown - trombone
- Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 6)
- John Coltrane - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3)
- Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
- Call Cobbs Jr. (tracks 1-5), Richie Powell (track 6) - piano
- John "Buddy" Williams - double bass
- Louie Bellson - drums
References[edit]
- ^ a b "October Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. October 6, 1956. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Used to Be Duke at AllMusic
