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Released
  
1954

Length
  
38:21

Artist
  
Johnny Hodges

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
1954

Used to Be Duke (1954)
  
Dance Bash (1952-55)

Release date
  
1954

Label
  
Universal Music LLC

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Similar
  
Johnny Hodges albums, Jazz albums

Johnny hodges used to be duke


Used to Be Duke is a 1954 studio album by Johnny Hodges accompanied by several members of Duke Ellington's orchestra.

Contents

Johnny hodges used to be duke 1954


Reception

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."

Track listing

  1. "Used to Be Duke" (Johnny Hodges) - 7:24
  2. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 2:59
  3. "Sweet as Bear Meat" (Hodges) - 3:22
  4. "Madam Butterfly" (Jimmy Hamilton, Hodges) - 3:17
  5. "Warm Valley" (Duke Ellington) - 3:24
  6. 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

  • Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
  • Lawrence Brown - trombone
  • Shorty Baker - trumpet
  • Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
  • John Coltrane - tenor saxophone
  • Call Cobbs, Jr., Richie Powell - piano
  • John "Buddy" Williams - double bass
  • Louie Bellson - drums

    • Songs

    1Used To Be Duke7:20
    2On The Sunny Side Of The Street2:56
    3Sweet As Bear Meat3:19

    References

    Used to Be Duke Wikipedia
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