• Source: The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946

    • 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.


    Reception


    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".


    Track listing


    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


    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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