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Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts January 1946
Album US 1977 on Prestige label
Jazz (Big Band)
At this 1946 edition of the Duke's historic 1940's concert series, the emphasis was on expansiveness, with selections from the previously-presented Black, Brown and Beige; a brand new "tonal group"; and a reshaping of one of his earliest longer works, the 1930's pairing of Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue. Recorded in concert at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on January 4, 1946 Issued by arrangement with Mercer Records and Mercer Ellington. Reprocessed, from original source material, by Jerry Valburn and Jack Towers. Mastered, 1977, by David Turner (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley) Albums assembled by Orrin Keepnews. (NOTE: The total length of this concert has made it impossible to include in this two-record set every selection performed on this occasion. The omissions were necessarily arbitrarily decided on, and there was no simple system used. My tendency was to do without vocal and pop-song numbers and some very-frequently recorded Ellington standards, and to retain pieces rarely or never to be heard elsewhere - even if the performance was less than perfect. - Orrin Keepnews)
Musicians
 | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra , album by |
 | Duke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US arranged by, leader, piano, written by |
 | Billy Strayhorn p, 1915-1967 US arranged by, assistant, written by |
 | Oscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US bass |
 | Sonny Greer dr, 1895-1982 US drums |
 | Al Lucas b, g, 1916-1983 CA guitar |
 | Fred Guy g, 1897-1971 US guitar |
 | Al Sears sax, ts, 1910-1990 US reeds |
 | Harry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US reeds |
 | Jimmy Hamilton sax, cl, ts, 1917-1994 US reeds, written by |
 | Johnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US reeds |
 | Otto Hardwick as, sax, 1904-1970 US reeds |
 | Claude Jones tb, 1901-1962 US trombone |
 | Lawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US trombone, written by |
 | Wilbur De Paris tb, 1900-1973 US trombone |
 | Cat Anderson tr, 1916-1981 US trumpet |
 | Francis Williams tr, 1910-1983 US trumpet |
 | Shelton Hemphill tr, 1906-1959 US trumpet |
 | Taft Jordan tr, 1915-1981 US trumpet |
 | Al Hibbler voc, 1915-2001 US vocals |
 | Joya Sherrill voc, 1924-2010 US vocals |
 | Kay Davis voc, 1920-2012 US vocals |
Producers
| Phil Carroll art direction |
| Lance Anderson design |
| Stanley Dance liner notes |
| David Turner mastered by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caravan | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Ellington/Tizol/Mills, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol | 3:50 |
| 2 | In A Mellotone | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Ellington/Gabler, Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler | 3:08 |
| 3 | Solid Old Man | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 3:45 |
| 4 | Selections From Black, Brown And Beige: [A4] | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | ||
| 5 | Spiritual (Come Sunday) Work Song | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 12:57 |
| 6 | Black, Brown And Beige Selections (Cont.): [B1] | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | ||
| 7 | The Blues | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 6:02 |
| 8 | Rugged Romeo | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 4:12 |
| 9 | Sono | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 5:30 |
| 10 | Air-Conditioned Jungle | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Hamilton/Ellington, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton | 6:20 |
| 11 | Pitter Panther Patter | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 2:45 |
| 12 | Take The "A" Train | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Billy Strayhorn | 3:35 |
| 13 | A Tonal Group: [C2, C3, C4] | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | ||
| 14 | Melloditti | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 8:20 |
| 15 | Fugueaditty | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 3:18 |
| 16 | Jam-A-Ditty | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 4:24 |
| 17 | Magenta Haze | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 5:26 |
| 18 | Diminuendo In Blue/Transblucency | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Ellington [Diminuendo In Blue], Brown/Ellington [Transblucency], Duke Ellington, Lawrence Brown | 8:06 |
| 19 | Crescendo In Blue | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 3:59 |
| 20 | Suburbanite | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 4:35 |
| 21 | I'm Just A Lucky So And So | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Ellington/David, Duke Ellington, Mack David | 4:55 |
| 22 | Riffin' Drill | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 3:14 |
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