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- Date Released: January 23, 1943
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Big Band
- Label: Fantasy / Prestige
Duke and a stellar cast fuse overarching ambition and true genius
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We Say...
Still recognized as the greatest composer/arranger in jazz history, Duke Ellington also led the finest big bands, but recognition came relatively slowly to him in the US. His band regularly performed in concert in Europe during the '30s, but hadn't played the most prestigious American stages until his 1943 appearance in Carnegie Hall. The fact that he was finally allowed to play that venue was quite significant in itself, but became even more auspicious when it became the place he debuted his most ambitious composition, "Black, Brown and Beige," a 45-minute suite subtitled "A Tone Parallel to the History of the American Negro." The rest of the program contained impressive, if more conventional, Ellington performances.
Duke's band at that time included such stars as trumpeters Rex Stewart, Ray Nance and Harold Baker, and trombonists Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown and Juan Tizol, as well as saxophonists Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster and Harry Carney, who were an all-star unit unto themselves.
The first CD of this two-CD set contains a number of classics by Ellington and his songwriting partner Billy Strayhorn, from the early "Black and Tan Fantasy" to the more recent "Johnny Come Lately." Richly orchestrated, they include memorable solos by a variety of band members. Dig tenorman Webster on "Portrait of Bojangles" not only displaying his big tone, but a very modern rhythmic conception. Baker contributes lovely muted work to "Black Beauty." "Black," the first section of "Black, Brown and Beige," an uneven but often impressive work, ends CD one, its highlight a lush, gorgeous Hodges alto solo. -
They Say...
This two-CD set captures one of the milestones in Duke Ellington's long and extremely productive career, highlighted by his monumental suite "Black, Brown and Beige" in the only full-length version ever recorded by his orchestra; soon it was only performed as excerpts. In addition, Ellington's all-star orchestra (including such stylists as trumpeters Rex Stewart, Ray Nance, and Shorty Baker; trombonists Tricky Sam Nanton and Lawrence Brown; and a saxophone section boasting Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, and Harry Carney) excels on the shorter pieces, a mixture of older and recent compositions. Every serious jazz library should contain this set.
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| 01. |  |
The Star Spangled Banner |
1:12 |
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| 02. | |
Black And Tan Fantasy |
6:35 |
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| 03. | |
Rockin' In Rhythm |
4:12 |
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| 04. | |
Moon Mist |
3:38 |
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| 05. | |
Jumpin' Punkins |
3:24 |
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| 06. | |
Portrait Of Bert Williams |
2:56 |
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| 07. | |
(Portrait Of) Bojangles |
3:17 |
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| 08. | |
Portrait Of Florence Mills (Black Beauty) |
3:40 |
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| 09. | |
Ko-Ko |
2:23 |
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| 10. | |
Dirge |
3:28 |
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| 11. | |
Stomp (Johnny Come Lately) |
3:00 |
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| 12. | |
Are You Stickin'? |
3:13 |
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| 13. | |
Black (First Movement Of Black, Brown & Beige) |
21:53 |
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13 Total Tracks, 62:51 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Brown |
11:49 |
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| 02. | |
Beige |
14:34 |
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| 03. | |
Bakiff |
6:36 |
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| 04. | |
Jack Te Bear |
3:19 |
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| 05. | |
Blue Belles O Harlem |
6:09 |
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| 06. | |
Cotton Tail |
3:11 |
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| 07. | |
Day Dreams |
4:02 |
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| 08. | |
Boy Meets Horn |
5:59 |
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| 09. | |
Rose O Te Rio Grande |
2:34 |
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| 10. | |
Don't Get Around Much Anymore |
4:40 |
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| 11. | |
Goin' Up |
3:56 |
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| 12. | |
Mood Indigo |
4:38 |
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25 Total Tracks, 71:27 Total Length
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