Used to Be Duke
# 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.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

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."

## Track listing

* "Used to Be Duke" (Johnny Hodges) - 7:24
* "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 2:59
* "Sweet as Bear Meat" (Hodges) - 3:22
* "Madam Butterfly" (Jimmy Hamilton, Hodges) - 3:17
* "Warm Valley" (Duke Ellington) - 3:24
* 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
