The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944

The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944
Live album by
Released1977
RecordedDecember 19, 1944
GenreJazz
LabelPrestige
Duke Ellington chronology
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943
(1943)
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944
(1977)
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946
(1946)

The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944 is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at Carnegie Hall, in New York City in 1944 and released on the Prestige label in 1977.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "Lots of great moments from this brilliant orchestra occurred during this concert".[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. "Blutopia" – 4:22
  2. "Midriff" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:00
  3. "Creole Love Call" – 6:29
  4. "Suddenly It Jumped" – 2:50
  5. "Pitter Panther Patter" – 2:57
  6. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" – 3:56
  7. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) – 5:17
  8. "Perfume Suite: Introduction" – 0:54
  9. "Perfume Suite: Sonata" – 3:15
  10. "Perfume Suite: Strange Feeling" – 5:09
  11. 'Perfume Suite: Dancers in Love" – 2:33
  12. "Purfume Suite: Coloratura" – 3:24
  13. "Work Song" – 7:00
  14. "The Blues" – 5:25
  15. "Three Dances: West Indian Dance/Creamy Brown/Emancipation Celebration" – 6:29
  16. "Come Sunday" – 11:48
  17. "The Mood to Be Wooed" – 4:47
  18. "Blue Cellophane" – 3:15
  19. "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) – 3:34
  20. "Frankie and Johnny" (Traditional) – 8:08
  • Recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York on December 19, 1944.

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.