The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947 is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at Carnegie Hall, in New York City in 1947 and released on the Prestige label in 1977.[1]
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947 |
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Released | 1977 |
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Recorded | December 27, 1947 at Carnegie Hall in New York |
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Genre | Jazz |
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Length | 90:05 |
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Label | Prestige |
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "The judicious editing out of certain material provides a fresh set list, with little duplication from other live recordings and no overworked hits, making this a wonderful addition to anyone's Ellington collection".[2]
- All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
- "The New Look (Snibor)" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:27
- "Blue Serge" (Mercer Ellington) – 4:16
- "Triple Play" – 5:39
- "Harlem Air Shaft" – 3:10
- "Johnny Hodges Medley: Wanderlust/Junior Hop/Jeep's Blues/Jeep Is Jumpin'/Squaty Roo/Mood To Be Woo'd" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) – 6:15
- "Mella Brava" – 3:44
- "Kickapoo Joy Juice" – 3:37
- "On a Turquoise Cloud" (Lawrence Brown, Ellington) – 3:33
- "Bakiff" (Juan Tizol) – 5:54
- "Cotton Tail" – 3:04
- "Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise" – 4:50
- "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1" – 4:52
- "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2" – 4:09
- "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3" – 3:46
- "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4" – 4:13
- "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5" – 5:08
- "Theme Medley: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo/Echoes of Harlem/Black and Tan Fantasy/Things Ain't What They Used to Be" – 6:29
- "Basso Profundo" – 2:08
- "New York City Blues" – 4:42
- "The Clothed Woman" – 4:27
- "Trumpet No End (Blue Skies)" (Irving Berlin) – 2:42
- Duke Ellington – piano
- Shorty Baker, Shelton Hemphill, Al Killian, Francis Williams – trumpet
- Ray Nance – trumpet, violin
- Lawrence Brown – trombone
- Tyree Glenn – trombone, vibraphone
- Claude Jones – valve trombone
- Russell Procope – 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
- Oscar Pettiford, Junior Raglin – bass
- Sonny Greer – drums
- Kay Davis (track 8), Al Hibbler (track 11) – vocals