The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944
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1977 live album by Duke Ellington
| The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | December 19, 1944 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 88:00 | |||
| Label | Prestige | |||
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The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944 is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at Carnegie Hall, in New York City in 1944 and released on the Prestige label in 1977.[1]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "Lots of great moments from this brilliant orchestra occurred during this concert".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
- "Blutopia" – 4:22
- "Midriff" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:00
- "Creole Love Call" – 6:29
- "Suddenly It Jumped" – 2:50
- "Pitter Panther Patter" – 2:57
- "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" – 3:56
- "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) – 5:17
- "Perfume Suite: Introduction" – 0:54
- "Perfume Suite: Sonata" – 3:15
- "Perfume Suite: Strange Feeling" – 5:09
- 'Perfume Suite: Dancers in Love" – 2:33
- "Purfume Suite: Coloratura" – 3:24
- "Work Song" – 7:00
- "The Blues" – 5:25
- "Three Dances: West Indian Dance/Creamy Brown/Emancipation Celebration" – 6:29
- "Come Sunday" – 11:48
- "The Mood to Be Wooed" – 4:47
- "Blue Cellophane" – 3:15
- "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) – 3:34
- "Frankie and Johnny" (Traditional) – 8:08
- Recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York on December 19, 1944.
Personnel
- Duke Ellington – piano
- Rex Stewart – cornet
- Cat Anderson, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan – trumpet
- Ray Nance – trumpet, violin
- Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton – trombone
- Claude Jones – valve trombone
- Otto Hardwick – alto saxophone, clarinet
- Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
- Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Al Sears – tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Fred Guy – guitar
- Junior Raglin – bass
- Hillard Brown – drums
- Kay Davis (track 3), Ray Nance (track 6), Al Hibbler (track 10), Marie Ellington (track 14) – vocals
References
- ↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 17, 2010
- 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 17, 2010
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 68. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.