Basically Duke

Basically Duke is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which was recorded in 1954 and first issued on the Bethlehem label as a 10-inch LP.

Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars.

Track listing
All compositions by Oscar Pettiford except where noted.
 * 1) "Jack the Bear" (Duke Ellington) - 3:15
 * 2) "Tamalpais" - 3:33
 * 3) "Swing Until the Girls Come Home" - 3:54
 * 4) "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) - 2:56
 * 5) "Chuckles" (Clark Terry) - 2:42
 * 6) "Time on My Hands" (Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon) - 3:10

Personnel

 * Oscar Pettiford - bass, cello
 * Clark Terry, Joe Wilder - trumpet
 * Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
 * Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
 * Dave Schildkraut - alto saxophone
 * Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
 * Earl Knight - piano
 * Osie Johnson- drums