The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946 is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at Carnegie Hall, in New York City in 1946 and released on the Prestige label in 1977.[1]
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946 | ||||
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Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | January 4, 1946 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 88:09 | |||
Label | Prestige | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "The 1946 concert is not as memorable as the others but the many major soloists still make this lesser item an enjoyable listening experience".[2]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
- "Caravan" (Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) - 3:45
- "In a Mellow Tone" (Ellington, Milt Gabler) - 2:54
- "Solid Old Man" - 3:35
- "Spiritual (Come Sunday)/Work Song" - 12:06
- "The Blues" - 5:08
- "Rugged Romeo" - 3:09
- "Sono" - 5:04
- "Air-Conditioned Jungle" (Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton) - 5:45
- "Pitter Panther Patter" - 2:14
- "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:26
- "Mellow Ditty" - 7:30
- "Fugueaditty" - 2:40
- "Jam-A-Ditty" - 3:34
- "Magenta Haze" - 4:41
- "Diminuendo in Blue/Transblucency" (Ellington/Ellington, Lawrence Brown) - 7:28
- "Crescendo in Blue" - 3:40
- "Suburbanite" - 4:32
- "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" (Mack David, Ellington) - 4:32
- "Riffin' Roll" - 2:26
- Recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York on January 4, 1946.
Personnel
- Duke Ellington – piano
- Cat Anderson, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Francis Williams - trumpet
- Lawrence Brown, Wilbur DeParis - trombone
- Claude Jones - valve trombone
- Jimmy Hamilton - tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
- Otto Hardwick - clarinet, alto saxophone
- Al Sears - tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney - baritone saxophone, clarinet, alto saxophone
- Fred Guy - guitar
- Oscar Pettiford, Al Lucas - bass
- Sonny Greer - drums
- Joya Sherrill (track 5), Kay Davis (track 15), Al Hibbler (track 18) - vocals
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References
- A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 17, 2010
- 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.
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