Riverside Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Duke With A Difference

| Recorded | Jul 29 & Sep 6, 1957 |
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| Label | Riverside Records |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 11 credited players |
| Discogs | master 530006 |
The record
Ellington sidemen Hodges, Gonsalves, and Strayhorn fall in behind Terry on this 1957 spinoff drawn from the Duke's book. Strayhorn's piano and Henderson's celesta add odd, welcome color against a trombone-thick front line.
Session personnel
- Johnny Hodges — alto saxophone
- Jimmy Woode — bass
- Luther Henderson — celesta [celeste]
- Sam Woodyard — drums
- Billy Strayhorn — piano
- Paul Gonsalves — tenor saxophone
- Britt Woodman — trombone
- Quentin Jackson — trombone
- Tyree Glenn — trombone
- Clark Terry — trumpet
- Marian Bruce — vocals
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1958 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-246 — Vinyl, LP, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1959 | Riverside Records · RLP 1108 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-246 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-246 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1986 | Original Jazz Classics |
| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-229-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1990 | Carrere · 100008 — CD |
| 1990 | Carrere · 100 008 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| — | Riverside Records · REP 129 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| — | Riverside Records · RLP 12-246 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| — | Riverside Records · RLP 12-246 — Vinyl, LP |
| — | ADA Sound Ltd. · ADASD 07012 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-229-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-229-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, DADC |
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