Duke Ellington – Complete Prestige Concerts: Carnegie Hall (1946-1947)

Label:	Definitive Records (2) – DRCD11211
Series:	Centennial Edition
Format:	3 x CD, Compilation, Mono
Country:	Spain
Released:	2001
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Big Band, Swing

Tracklist

1-1		Caravan
1-2		In A Mellotone
1-3		Solid Old Man
		Selections from Black, Brown and Beige
1-4		Spiritual (Come Sunday/Work Song)
1-5		The Blues
1-6		Rugged Romeo
1-7		Sono
1-8		The Air-Conditioned Jungle
1-9		Pitter Panther Patter
1-10		Take the "A" Train
		Atonal Group (Suite-A-Ditty)
1-11		Melloditty
1-12		Fugueditty
1-13		Jam-A-Ditty (Concerto For Four Jazz Horns)
2-1		Majenta Haze
2-2		Diminuendo In Blue/Transbluency
2-3		Crescendo In Blue
2-4		Suburbanite
2-5		I'm Just A Lucky So And So
2-6		Riff 'N' Drill
2-7		The New Look
2-8		Blue Serge
2-8		Triple Play
2-10		Harlem Air Shaft
2-11		Johnny Hodges Medley: Wanderlust/Junior Hop/Jeep's Blues/Squaty Roo/Mood To Be Woo'd
2-12		Mella Brava
2-13		Kickapoo Joy Juice
2-14		On A Turquoise Cloud
3-1		Bakiff
3-2		Cotton Tail
		Liberian Suite
3-3		I Like The Sunrise
3-4		Dance No. 1
3-5		Dance No. 2
3-6		Dance No. 3
3-7		Dance No. 4
3-8		Dance No. 5
3-9		Theme Medley: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo, Echoes Of Harlem, Black And Tan Fantasy, Things Ain't What They Used To Be
3-10		Basso Profundo
3-11		New York City Blues
3-12		The Clothed Woman
3-13		Trumpet No End (Blue Skies)

Companies, etc.

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick (tracks: CD 1; CD 2 (1-6) only), Russell Procope (tracks: CD 2 (7-14); CD3 only)
Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney
Bass – Junior Raglin (tracks: CD 2 (7-14); CD3 only), Oscar Pettiford
Drums – Sonny Greer
Guitar – Al Lucas (tracks: CD 1; CD 2 (1-6) only), Fred Guy (tracks: CD 2 (7-14); CD3 only)
Piano, Leader – Duke Ellington
Tenor Saxophone – Al Sears
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
Trombone – Lawrence Brown, Wilbur De Paris (tracks: CD 1; CD 2 (1-6) only)
Trombone, Vibraphone – Tyree Glenn (tracks: CD 2 (7-14); CD3 only)
Trumpet – Al Killian (tracks: CD 2 (7-14); CD3 only), Cat Anderson (tracks: CD 1; CD 2 (1-6)), Francis Williams, Harold Baker, Shelton Hemphill (tracks: CD 1; CD 2 (1-6) only), Taft Jordan (tracks: CD 1; CD 2 (1-6) only)
Trumpet, Violin – Ray Nance (tracks: CD 2 (7-14); CD3 only)
Valve Trombone – Claude Jones
Vocals – Al Hibbler, Joya Sherrill (tracks: CD 1; CD 2 (tracks 1-6) only), Kay Davis

Notes

CD 1 and CD 2 (tracks 1-6) recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on January 4, 1946.
CD 2 (tracks 7-14) and CD 3 - recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on December 26-27, 1947.
"Centennial Edition" 3-disc set in triple jewel box.