Duke's in Bed
1957 studio album by Johnny Hodges and the Ellington All-Stars
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| Studio album by Johnny Hodges and the Ellington All-Stars | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | September 1, 1956 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:30 | |||
| Label | Verve MGV 8203 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
| Johnny Hodges chronology | ||||
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Duke's in Bed is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges with members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra featuring performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Verve label.[1][2] All arrangements were done by Billy Strayhorn.[3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated
- "A-Oodie-Oobie" – 3:31
- "Meet Mr. Rabbit" – 7:16
- "Duke's in Bed" (Duke Ellington) – 2:53
- "Just Squeeze Me" (Ellington, Lee Gaines) – 3:07
- "Ballad for the Very Tired and Very Sad Lotus Eaters" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:21
- "Confab with Rab" – 3:17
- "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 3:06
- "Black and Tan Fantasy" (Ellington, Bubber Miley) – 6:21
- "Take the "A" Train" (Strayhorn) – 8:02
Personnel
- Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
- Clark Terry – trumpet
- Ray Nance – trumpet, violin, vocals
- Quentin Jackson – trombone
- Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
- Billy Strayhorn – piano
- Jimmy Woode – bass
- Sam Woodyard – drums
References
- ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8200 series accessed February 16, 2016
- ^ Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 16, 2016
- ^ Hajdu, David (1996). Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn. New York: North Point Press. p. 177. ISBN 0-374-19438-6.
- ^ a b Duke's in Bed – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
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)
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)
