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The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall concerts, December 1947
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- English
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- Berkeley, CA : Prestige, [1991]
- [Chicago : Distributed by Rose Records]
- ℗1977
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- 2 audio discs (ca. 100 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in
- OCLC
- ocn908463102, ocn878599364
- Credits
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- Duke Ellington Orchestra: Duke Ellington, leader, piano, arranger : Harold Baker, Al Killian, Francis Williams, Shelton Hemphill, trumpets ; Ray Nance, trumpet, violin ; Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, trombones ; Tyree Glenn, trombone, vibraphone ; Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Russell Procope, Al Sears, Jimmy Hamilton, reeds ; Fred Guy, guitar ; Oscar Pettiford, Junior Raglin, basses ; Sonny Greer, drums ; Kay Davis, Al Hibbler, vocals ; Billy Strayhorn, assistant arranger
- All selections composed by Duke Ellington except as indicated.
- UPC/barcode scans as 025218547529; printed number below barcode is 02521854752.
- Compact discs.
- Program notes by J.R. Taylor on container insert.
- Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on Dec. 27, 1947. (Final selection on Dec. 26, 1947).
- Disc 1 (47 min.): The new look (Snibor) / B. Strayhorn (3:27) -- Blue serge / Mercer Ellington (4:16) -- Triple play (5:39) -- Harlem airshaft (3:10) -- Johnny Hodges medley (6:15): Wanderlust / D. Ellington, Hodges ; Junior hop / D. Ellington ; Jeep's blues / D. Ellington, Hodges ; Squatty roo / Hodges ; The mood to be wooed / D. Ellington, Hodges -- Mella brava (3:44) -- Kickapoo joy juice (3:37) -- On a turquoise cloud / D. Ellington, Brown (3:33) -- Bakiff / Tizol, Gallet, Schwartz (5:54) -- Cotton tail (3:04)
- Disc 2 (53 min.): Liberian suite: I like the sunrise (4:50) ; Dance #1 (4:52) ; Dance #2 (4:09) ; Dance #3 (3:46) ; Dance #4 (4:13) ; Dance #5 (5:08) -- Theme medley (6:29): East St. Louis toodle-oo / D. Ellington ; Echoes of Harlem / D. Ellington ; Black and tan fantasy / Miley, D. Ellington ; Things ain't what they used to be / D. Ellington, Persons -- Basso profundo (2:08) -- New York City blues (4:42) -- Clothed woman (4:27) -- Trumpets no end (blue skies) (2:42)