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Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts December 1944

Album JP 1977 on Prestige label
Jazz (Big Band)

Recorded in concert at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on December 19, 1944. Duke Ellington - Leader, piano, arranger Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson, Shelton Hemphill - trumpets Ray Nance - trumpet, violin (vocal on ("It Don't Mean A Thing" only) Tricky Sam Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones - trombones Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Otto Hardwicke, Al Sears, Jimmy Hamilton - reeds Fred Guy - guitar Junior Raglin -bass Hilliard Brown - drums Kay Davis, Marie Ellington, Al Hibbler - vocals Billy Strayhorn - assistant arranger Issued by arrangement with Mercer Records and Mercer Ellington. Reprocessed from original source material, by Jerry Valburn and Jack Towers. Albums assembled by Orrin Keepnews. Mastered, 1977, by David Turner (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley) Art Direction - Phil Carroll Design - Lance Anderson

     
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Blutopia (Duke Ellington)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra4:18
2Midriff (Billy Strayhorn)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra3:57
3Creole Love Call (Duke Ellington)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra6:32
4Suddenly It Jumped (Duke Ellington)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra2:47
5Pitter Panther Patter (Duke Ellington)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra2:57
6It Don't Mean A Thing (Ellington-Mills)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra4:06
7Perfume Suite (Strayhorn & Ellington)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
8IntroductionDuke Ellington And His Orchestra0:55
9SonataDuke Ellington And His Orchestra3:12
10Strange FeelingsDuke Ellington And His Orchestra5:06
11Dancers In LoveDuke Ellington And His Orchestra2:27
12ColoraturaDuke Ellington And His Orchestra3:33
13Selections from Black, Brown and Beige (Duke Ellington)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
14Work songDuke Ellington And His Orchestra7:01
15The BluesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra6:28
16Three Dances: West Indian Dance/Creamy Brown/Emancipation CelebrationDuke Ellington And His Orchestra6:31
17Come SundayDuke Ellington And His Orchestra11:49
18Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Ellington -Persons)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra5:14
19The Mood To Be Wooed (Ellington -Hodges)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra4:47
20Blue Cellophane (Duke Ellington)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra3:11
21Blue Skies (Irving Berlin)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra3:32
22Frankie And Johnny (Arranged by Duke Ellington)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra8:08
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