Duke's in Bed

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Duke's in Bed
Studio album by
Johnny Hodges and the Ellington All-Stars
Released1957
RecordedSeptember 1, 1956
New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:30
LabelVerve MGV 8203
ProducerNorman Granz
Johnny Hodges chronology
Ellingtonia '56
(1956)
Duke's in Bed
(1957)
The Big Sound
(1957)

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[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.[4]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated

  1. "A-Oodie-Oobie" – 3:31
  2. "Meet Mr. Rabbit" – 7:16
  3. "Duke's in Bed" (Duke Ellington) – 2:53
  4. "Just Squeeze Me" (Ellington, Lee Gaines) – 3:07
  5. "Ballad for the Very Tired and Very Sad Lotus Eaters" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:21
  6. "Confab with Rab" – 3:17
  7. "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 3:06
  8. "Black and Tan Fantasy" (Ellington, Bubber Miley) – 6:21
  9. "Take the "A" Train" (Strayhorn) – 8:02

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8200 series accessed February 16, 2016
  2. ^ Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 16, 2016
  3. ^ Hajdu, David (1996). Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn. New York: North Point Press. p. 177. ISBN 0-374-19438-6.
  4. ^ a b Duke's in Bed – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2016.