1977 live album by Duke Ellington
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 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]
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. 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
Studio albums Harlem Jazz, 1930 Ellingtonia, Vol. One Ellingtonia, Vol. Two Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year The Blanton–Webster Band Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band Smoke Rings Liberian Suite Great Times! Masterpieces by Ellington Ellington Uptown The Duke Plays Ellington Ellington '55 Dance to the Duke! Ellington Showcase Historically Speaking Duke Ellington Presents... The Complete Porgy and Bess A Drum Is a Woman Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956 Such Sweet Thunder Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962 Ellington Indigos Black, Brown and Beige Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque The Cosmic Scene Happy Reunion Jazz Party Anatomy of a Murder Festival Session Blues in Orbit The Nutcracker Suite Piano in the Background Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. Unknown Session Piano in the Foreground Paris Blues Featuring Paul Gonsalves Midnight in Paris Studio Sessions, New York 1962 Afro-Bossa The Symphonic Ellington Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session Studio Sessions New York 1963 My People Ellington '65 Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins Ellington '66 Concert in the Virgin Islands The Popular Duke Ellington Far East Suite The Jaywalker Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York ...And His Mother Called Him Bill Second Sacred Concert Studio Sessions New York, 1968 Latin American Suite The Pianist New Orleans Suite Orchestral Works The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970 The Intimacy of the Blues The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971 The Intimate Ellington The Ellington Suites This One's for Blanton! Up in Duke's Workshop Duke's Big 4 Mood Ellington Live albums Collaborations Compositions by Billy Strayhorn by Juan Tizol
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