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]

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)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [4]

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

Track listing

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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

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References

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  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.