| Black, Brown and Beige | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | February 4–5 & 11–12, 1958 | |||
| Genre | Swing Big band | |||
| Length | 35:42 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Irving Townsend | |||
| Duke Ellington chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| DownBeat | [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
Black, Brown and Beige is a 1958 jazz album by Duke Ellington and his orchestra, featuring Mahalia Jackson.
The album is a recording of a revised version of Ellington's Black, Brown and Beige suite.[5] After a disappointing critical response to its first performance in 1943, Ellington divided the three-part suite into six shorter sections, leaving in "Come Sunday" and "Work Song", and it is this version that is recorded here.
Track listing
All tracks by Duke Ellington
- "Part I" – 8:17
- "Part II" – 6:14
- "Part III" (a.k.a. Light) – 6:26
- "Part IV" (a.k.a. Come Sunday) – 7:58
- "Part V" (a.k.a. Come Sunday) – 3:46
- "Part VI" (23rd Psalm) – 3:01
- Bonus tracks on re-releases
- "Track 360" (a.k.a. Trains) (alternative take) – 2:02
- "Blues in Orbit" (a.k.a. Tender) (alternative take) – 2:36
- "Part I" (alternative take) – 6:49
- "Part II" (alternative take) – 6:38
- "Part III" (alternative take) – 3:08
- "Part IV" (alternative take) – 2:23
- "Part V" (alternative take) – 5:51
- "Part VI" (alternative take) – 1:59
- "Studio conversation" (Mahalia Swears) – 0:07
- "Come Sunday" (a cappella) – 5:47
- "(Pause track)" – 0:06
Personnel
- Duke Ellington – piano
- Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Clark Terry – trumpet
- Ray Nance – trumpet & violin
- Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombone
- John Sanders – valve trombone
- Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet
- Bill Graham – alto saxophone (subbing for Johnny Hodges)
- Russell Procope – clarinet & alto saxophone
- Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
- Jimmy Woode – bass
- Sam Woodyard – drums
- Mahalia Jackson – vocals
References
- ^ Down Beat: September 18, 1958 Vol. 25, No. 19
- ^ "Black, Brown and Beige - Duke Ellington | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 435. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Pierpont, Claudia Roth. "Black, Brown, And Beige". The New Yorker.
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