The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947
Live album by
Duke Ellington
Released1977
RecordedDecember 27, 1947 at Carnegie Hall in New York
GenreJazz
Length90:05
LabelPrestige
Duke Ellington chronology
Liberian Suite
(1947) 		The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947
(1977) 		Great Times!
(1950)

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]

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
  1. "The New Look (Snibor)" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:27
  2. "Blue Serge" (Mercer Ellington) – 4:16
  3. "Triple Play" – 5:39
  4. "Harlem Air Shaft" – 3:10
  5. "Johnny Hodges Medley: Wanderlust/Junior Hop/Jeep's Blues/Jeep Is Jumpin'/Squaty Roo/Mood To Be Woo'd" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) – 6:15
  6. "Mella Brava" – 3:44
  7. "Kickapoo Joy Juice" – 3:37
  8. "On a Turquoise Cloud" (Lawrence Brown, Ellington) – 3:33
  9. "Bakiff" (Juan Tizol) – 5:54
  10. "Cotton Tail" – 3:04
  11. "Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise" – 4:50
  12. "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1" – 4:52
  13. "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2" – 4:09
  14. "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3" – 3:46
  15. "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4" – 4:13
  16. "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5" – 5:08
  17. "Theme Medley: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo/Echoes of Harlem/Black and Tan Fantasy/Things Ain't What They Used to Be" – 6:29
  18. "Basso Profundo" – 2:08
  19. "New York City Blues" – 4:42
  20. "The Clothed Woman" – 4:27
  21. "Trumpet No End (Blue Skies)" (Irving Berlin) – 2:42

Personnel

References

  1. ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 17, 2010
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 17, 2010
  3. ^ 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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