The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946

The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946
Live album by
Released1977
RecordedJanuary 4, 1946
GenreJazz
Length88:09
LabelPrestige
Duke Ellington chronology
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944
(1944)
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946
(1977)
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947
(1947)

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.[1]

Reception

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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".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
  1. "Caravan" (Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 3:45
  2. "In a Mellow Tone" (Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 2:54
  3. "Solid Old Man" – 3:35
  4. "Spiritual (Come Sunday)/Work Song" – 12:06
  5. "The Blues" – 5:08
  6. "Rugged Romeo" – 3:09
  7. "Sono" – 5:04
  8. "Air-Conditioned Jungle" (Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton) – 5:45
  9. "Pitter Panther Patter" – 2:14
  10. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:26
  11. "Mellow Ditty" – 7:30
  12. "Fugueaditty" – 2:40
  13. "Jam-A-Ditty" – 3:34
  14. "Magenta Haze" – 4:41
  15. "Diminuendo in Blue/Transblucency" (Ellington/Ellington, Lawrence Brown) – 7:28
  16. "Crescendo in Blue" – 3:40
  17. "Suburbanite" – 4:32
  18. "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" (Mack David, Ellington) – 4:32
  19. "Riffin' Roll" – 2:26
  • Recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York on January 4, 1946.

Personnel

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References

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  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.