Used to Be Duke

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]

Used to Be Duke
Studio album by Johnny Hodges
Released	October 1956 (1956-10)^[1]
Recorded	2 July and 5 August 1954
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:21
Label	Norgran - MGM 1060
Producer	Norman Granz
Johnny Hodges chronology
In a Tender Mood (1955) Used to Be Duke (1956) The Blues (1956)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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

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
• 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

1. "October Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. October 6, 1956. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
2. Used to Be Duke at AllMusic