The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943 is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at Carnegie Hall, in New York City in 1943 and released on the Prestige label in 1977.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars and stated: "This two-CD set captures one of the milestones in Duke Ellington's long and extremely productive career, highlighted by his monumental suite "Black, Brown and Beige" in the only full-length version ever recorded by his orchestra... Every serious jazz library should contain this set".Track listing
- "The Star-Spangled Banner" - 1:12
- "Black and Tan Fantasy" - 6:35
- "Rockin' in Rhythm" - 4:12
- "Moon Mist" - - 3:38
- "Jumpin' Punkins" - 3:24
- "A Portrait of Bert Williams" - 2:56
- "Bojangles" - 3:17
- "Portrait of Florence Mills " - 3:40
- "Ko-Ko" - 2:23
- "Dirge" - 3:28
- "Stomp " - 2:59
- "Are You Sticking?" - 3:13
- "Black " - 21:52
- "Brown " - 11:49
- "Beige " - 14:34
- "Bakiff" - 6:36
- "Jack the Bear" - 3:19
- "Blue Belles of Harlem" - 6:09
- "Cotton Tail" - 3:11
- "Day Dream" - 4:02
- "Boy Meets Horn" - 5:58
- "Rose of the Rio Grande" - 2:33
- "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" - 4:39
- "Going Up" - 3:56
- "Mood Indigo" - 4:38
Personnel
- Duke Ellington – piano
- Billy Strayhorn - piano
- Rex Stewart - cornet
- Shorty Baker, Wallace Jones - trumpet
- Ray Nance - trumpet, violin
- Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton - trombone
- Juan Tizol - valve trombone
- Otto Hardwicke - alto saxophone, clarinet
- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
- Chauncy Haughton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Ben Webster - tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney - baritone saxophone, clarinet, alto saxophone
- Fred Guy - guitar
- Junior Raglin - bass
- Sonny Greer - drums