The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947
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]
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | December 27, 1947 at Carnegie Hall in New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 90:05 | |||
| Label | Prestige | |||
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Reception
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]
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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
- "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
Personnel
- 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
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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