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]
Reception
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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]
Track listing
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- 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
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- 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
References
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