Used to Be Duke

Used to Be Duke
Studio album by Johnny Hodges
Released	1954
Recorded	1954
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:21
Label	Norgran - MGM 1060
Producer	Norman Granz
Johnny Hodges chronology
The Blues (1954) Used to Be Duke (1954) Dance Bash (1952-55)

Used to Be Duke is a 1954 studio album by Johnny Hodges accompanied by several members of Duke Ellington's orchestra.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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."^[1]

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

References

1. Used to Be Duke at AllMusic