Black, Brown, and Beige (album)
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| Black, Brown, and Beige | ||
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| Album by Duke Ellington | ||
| Released | 1958 | |
| Recorded | 1958 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | Re-release: 72:48 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Producer | Irving Townsend | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Duke Ellington chronology | ||
| Live at the 1957 Stratford Festival (1957) |
Black, Brown, and Beige (1958) |
Newport Jazz Festival (1958) (1958) |
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. 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.
[edit] Personnel
- Duke Ellington — piano
- William "Cat" Anderson — trumpet
- Harold Shorty Baker — trumpet
- Clark Terry — trumpet
- Ray Nance — trumpet, violin
- John Sanders — valve trombone
- Quentin Jackson — trombone
- Britt Woodman — trombone
- Paul Gonsalves — tenor saxophone
- Bill Graham — alto saxophone
- Harry Carney — baritone saxophone
- Jimmy Woode — bass
- Sam Woodyard — drums
- Mahalia Jackson — vocals
[edit] Track listing
- "Part I" –8:14
- "Part II" –6:10
- "Part III" [aka Light] –6:19
- "Part IV" [(AKA Come Sunday)] –7:55
- "Part V" –3:39
- "Part VI" (23rd Psalm) –3:05
- Bonus tracks on re-releases
- "Track 360" ("Trains") (alternative take) V2:02
- "Blues in Orbit" (alternative take) V2:36
- "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 –:07
- "Come Sunday" (a capella) –5:47
- (Pause track) –0:06
