The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947

Live album by Duke Ellington

Released

1977

Recorded

December 27, 1947 at Carnegie Hall in New York

Genre

Jazz

Length

90:05

Label

Prestige

Duke Ellington chronology

Liberian Suite
(1947)

The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947
(1947)

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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

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

Personnel

Duke Ellington – piano
Shorty Baker, Shelton Hemphill, Al Killian, Francis Williams - trumpet
Ray Nance - trumpet, violin
Lawrence Brown - trombone
Tyree Glenn - trombone, vibraphone
Claude Jones - valve trombone
Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
Al Sears - tenor saxophone
Harry Carney - baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Fred Guy - guitar
Oscar Pettiford, Junior Raglin - bass
Sonny Greer - drums
Kay Davis (track 8), Al Hibbler (track 11) - vocals

References

↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 17, 2010
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 17, 2010
↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 68. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

Duke Ellington

Studio albums

Live albums

Collaborations

with Alice Babs	Serenade to Sweden

with Count Basie	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke

with Teresa Brewer	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

with Rosemary Clooney	Blue Rose

with John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

with Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook Ella at Duke's Place The Stockholm Concert, 1966 Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur

with Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins

with Frank Sinatra	Francis A. & Edward K.

Compositions

"All Too Soon"
"Azure"
"Black and Tan Fantasy"
"Black, Brown and Beige"
"C Jam Blues"
"Cotton Tail"
"Day Dream"
"Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
"Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
"Drop Me Off in Harlem"
"Echoes of Harlem"
"Everything But You"
"I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues"
"I Didn't Know About You"
"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
"I'm Beginning to See the Light"
"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
"In a Mellow Tone"
"In a Sentimental Mood"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
"Mood Indigo"
" Prelude to a Kiss"
"Rocks in My Bed"
"(In My) Solitude"
"Sophisticated Lady"

Billy Strayhorn compositions associated with Ellington	"Take the "A" Train" "Lush Life" "Chelsea Bridge" "Something to Live For" "Satin Doll" "Blood Count"

Juan Tizol compositions associated with Ellington	"Caravan" "Perdido"

Orchestra
members

Filmography

Discography

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