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.A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 17, 2010
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".Yanow, S. [ Allmusic Review] accessed June 17, 2010
Track listing All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated "The New Look (Snibor)" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:27 "Blue Serge" (Mercer Ellington) – 4:16 "Triple Play" – 5:39 "Harlem Air Shaft" – 3:10 "Johnny Hodges Medley: Wanderlust/Junior Hop/Jeep's Blues/Jeep Is Jumpin'/Squaty Roo/Mood To Be Woo'd" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) – 6:15 "Mella Brava" – 3:44 "Kickapoo Joy Juice" – 3:37 "On a Turquoise Cloud" (Lawrence Brown, Ellington) – 3:33 "Bakiff" (Juan Tizol) – 5:54 "Cotton Tail" – 3:04 "Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise" – 4:50 "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1" – 4:52 "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2" – 4:09 "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3" – 3:46 "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4" – 4:13 "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5" – 5:08 "Theme Medley: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo/Echoes of Harlem/Black and Tan Fantasy/Things Ain't What They Used to Be" – 6:29 "Basso Profundo" – 2:08 "New York City Blues" – 4:42 "The Clothed Woman" – 4:27 "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
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