The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947

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

1. "The New Look (Snibor)" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:27
2. "Blue Serge" (Mercer Ellington) - 4:16
3. "Triple Play" - 5:39
4. "Harlem Air Shaft" - 3:10
5. "Johnny Hodges Medley: Wanderlust/Junior Hop/Jeep's Blues/Jeep Is Jumpin'/Squaty Roo/Mood To Be Woo'd" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) - 6:15
6. "Mella Brava" - 3:44
7. "Kickapoo Joy Juice" - 3:37
8. "On a Turquoise Cloud" (Lawrence Brown, Ellington) - 3:33
9. "Bakiff" (Juan Tizol) - 5:54
10. "Cotton Tail" - 3:04
11. "Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise" - 4:50
12. "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1" - 4:52
13. "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2" - 4:09
14. "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3" - 3:46
15. "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4" - 4:13
16. "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5" - 5:08
17. "Theme Medley: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo/Echoes of Harlem/Black and Tan Fantasy/Things Ain't What They Used to Be" - 6:29
18. "Basso Profundo" - 2:08
19. "New York City Blues" - 4:42
20. "The Clothed Woman" - 4:27
21. "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

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