The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947

~ Release by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Additional:
CD 1:
4. Harlem Airshaft: Duke Ellington
8. On a Turquoise Cloud: Ellington-Brown
9. Bakiff: Tizol-Gallet-Scwartz
10. Cotton Tail: Duke Ellington
all others unnoted.
CD 2:
7. Black and Tan Fantasy: Miley-Ellington
7. Things Ain't What They Used to Be: Ellington-Persons
all other 7. by Ellington, others unnoted.

Annotation last modified on 2011-08-16 00:03 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The New Look (Snibor)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1947-12-27)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1947-12-27)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-12-27)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1947-12-27), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1947-12-27), Johnny Hodges (on 1947-12-27), Russell Procope (on 1947-12-27) and Al Sears (on 1947-12-27)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1947-12-27) and Claude Jones (on 1947-12-27)
trumpet:
Harold Baker (on 1947-12-27), Al Killian (on 1947-12-27), Ray Nance (on 1947-12-27), Shelton Hemphill (on 1947-12-27) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1947-12-27)
additional arranger:
Billy Strayhorn
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
The New Look (Snibor) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
3:45
2Blue Serge
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1947-12-27)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1947-12-27)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-12-27)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1947-12-27), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1947-12-27), Johnny Hodges (on 1947-12-27), Russell Procope (on 1947-12-27) and Al Sears (on 1947-12-27)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1947-12-27) and Claude Jones (on 1947-12-27)
trumpet:
Harold Baker (on 1947-12-27), Al Killian (on 1947-12-27), Ray Nance (on 1947-12-27), Shelton Hemphill (on 1947-12-27) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1947-12-27)
additional arranger:
Billy Strayhorn
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Blue Serge (Mercer Ellington) (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Mercer Ellington
3:55
3Triple Play
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1947-12-27)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1947-12-27)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-12-27)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1947-12-27), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1947-12-27), Johnny Hodges (on 1947-12-27), Russell Procope (on 1947-12-27) and Al Sears (on 1947-12-27)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1947-12-27) and Claude Jones (on 1947-12-27)
trumpet:
Harold Baker (on 1947-12-27), Al Killian (on 1947-12-27), Ray Nance (on 1947-12-27), Shelton Hemphill (on 1947-12-27) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1947-12-27)
additional arranger:
Billy Strayhorn
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
6:13
4Harlem Airshaft
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1947-12-27)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1947-12-27)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-12-27)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1947-12-27), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1947-12-27), Johnny Hodges (on 1947-12-27), Russell Procope (on 1947-12-27) and Al Sears (on 1947-12-27)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1947-12-27) and Claude Jones (on 1947-12-27)
trumpet:
Harold Baker (on 1947-12-27), Al Killian (on 1947-12-27), Ray Nance (on 1947-12-27), Shelton Hemphill (on 1947-12-27) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1947-12-27)
additional arranger:
Billy Strayhorn
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
live recording of:
Harlem Air Shaft
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:44
5Johnny Hodges Medley: Wanderlust / Junior Hop / Jeep's Blues / Squatty Roo / The Mood to Be Wooed
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1947-12-27)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1947-12-27)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-12-27)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1947-12-27), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1947-12-27), Johnny Hodges (on 1947-12-27), Russell Procope (on 1947-12-27) and Al Sears (on 1947-12-27)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1947-12-27) and Claude Jones (on 1947-12-27)
trumpet:
Harold Baker (on 1947-12-27), Al Killian (on 1947-12-27), Ray Nance (on 1947-12-27), Shelton Hemphill (on 1947-12-27) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1947-12-27)
additional arranger:
Billy Strayhorn
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Johnny Hodges Medley: Wanderlust / Junior Hop / Jeep's Blues / Squatty Roo / The Mood to Be Wooed (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Johnny Hodges
6:47
6Mella Brava
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1947-12-27)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1947-12-27)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-12-27)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1947-12-27), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1947-12-27), Johnny Hodges (on 1947-12-27), Russell Procope (on 1947-12-27) and Al Sears (on 1947-12-27)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1947-12-27) and Claude Jones (on 1947-12-27)
trumpet:
Harold Baker (on 1947-12-27), Al Killian (on 1947-12-27), Ray Nance (on 1947-12-27), Shelton Hemphill (on 1947-12-27) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1947-12-27)
additional arranger:
Billy Strayhorn
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
4:06
7Kickapoo Joy Juice
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1947-12-27)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1947-12-27)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-12-27)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1947-12-27), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1947-12-27), Johnny Hodges (on 1947-12-27), Russell Procope (on 1947-12-27) and Al Sears (on 1947-12-27)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1947-12-27) and Claude Jones (on 1947-12-27)
trumpet:
Harold Baker (on 1947-12-27), Al Killian (on 1947-12-27), Ray Nance (on 1947-12-27), Shelton Hemphill (on 1947-12-27) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1947-12-27)
additional arranger:
Billy Strayhorn
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
3:57
8On a Turquoise Cloud
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1947-12-27)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1947-12-27)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-12-27)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1947-12-27), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1947-12-27), Johnny Hodges (on 1947-12-27), Russell Procope (on 1947-12-27) and Al Sears (on 1947-12-27)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1947-12-27) and Claude Jones (on 1947-12-27)
trumpet:
Harold Baker (on 1947-12-27), Al Killian (on 1947-12-27), Ray Nance (on 1947-12-27), Shelton Hemphill (on 1947-12-27) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1947-12-27)
additional arranger:
Billy Strayhorn
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
live recording of:
On a Turquoise Cloud (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:11
9Bakiff
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1947-12-27)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1947-12-27)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-12-27)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1947-12-27), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1947-12-27), Johnny Hodges (on 1947-12-27), Russell Procope (on 1947-12-27) and Al Sears (on 1947-12-27)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1947-12-27) and Claude Jones (on 1947-12-27)
trumpet:
Harold Baker (on 1947-12-27), Al Killian (on 1947-12-27), Ray Nance (on 1947-12-27), Shelton Hemphill (on 1947-12-27) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1947-12-27)
additional arranger:
Billy Strayhorn
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
recording of:
Bakiff
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Juan Tizol
6:11
10Cotton Tail
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1947-12-27)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1947-12-27)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-12-27)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1947-12-27), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1947-12-27), Johnny Hodges (on 1947-12-27), Russell Procope (on 1947-12-27) and Al Sears (on 1947-12-27)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1947-12-27) and Claude Jones (on 1947-12-27)
trumpet:
Harold Baker (on 1947-12-27), Al Killian (on 1947-12-27), Ray Nance (on 1947-12-27), Shelton Hemphill (on 1947-12-27) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1947-12-27)
additional arranger:
Billy Strayhorn
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-27)
live recording of:
Cotton Tail (on 1947-12-27)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:25
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Credits

Release

art direction:Phil Carroll (art direction)
design/illustration:Lance Anderson (artwork)
conductor:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
ASIN:US: B000000ZDC [info]

Release group

included in:Carnegie Hall Concerts: 1943/1947
part of:The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts (Prestige releases assembled by Orrin Keepnews) (order: 1)