''Duke's in Bed'' is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist

Johnny Hodges Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano ...

with members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra featuring performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Verve label.Verve Records Catalog: 8200 series
accessed February 16, 2016 All arrangements were done by Billy Strayhorn.

Reception

The

Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...

site awarded the album 3 stars.

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 Otho Lee Gaines (April 21, 1914 – July 15, 1987) was an American jazz singer and lyricist. Gaines wrote the lyrics for " Take the "A" Train" and "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'", two jazz standards by Billy Strayhorn. Lee Gaines was from Buena Vi ...

) – 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 Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including " Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo ...

) – 3:06 # " Black and Tan Fantasy" (Ellington, Bubber Miley) – 6:21 # " Take the "A" Train" (Strayhorn) – 8:02

Personnel

– alto saxophone * Clark Terry – trumpet * Ray Nance – trumpet, violin, vocals * Quentin Jackson –

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

Jimmy Hamilton Jimmy Hamilton (May 25, 1917 – September 20, 1994) was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, who was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Biography Hamilton was born in Dillon, South Carolina, United States, and grew up in ...

– clarinet,

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

* Harry Carney – baritone saxophone * Billy Strayhorn – piano *

Jimmy Woode James Bryant Woode (September 23, 1926 – April 23, 2005) was an American jazz bassist. He played and/or recorded in bands with Flip Phillips, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Nat Pierce, Sidney ...

– bass *

Sam Woodyard Sam Woodyard (January 7, 1925 – September 20, 1988) was an American jazz drummer. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Woodyard was largely an autodidact on drums and played locally in the Newark, New Jersey area in the 1940 ...

– drums

References

{{Authority control Johnny Hodges albums 1957 albums Verve Records albums Albums produced by Norman Granz