The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947

The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947
Live album by Duke Ellington
Released	1977
Recorded	December 27, 1947 at Carnegie Hall in New York
Genre	Jazz
Length	90:05
Label	Prestige
Duke Ellington chronology
Liberian Suite (1947) The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947 (1977) Great Times! (1950)

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.

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".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

1. "The New Look (Snibor)" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:27
2. "Blue Serge" (Mercer Ellington) – 4:16
3. "Triple Play" – 5:39
4. "Harlem Air Shaft" – 3:10
5. "Johnny Hodges Medley: Wanderlust/Junior Hop/Jeep's Blues/Jeep Is Jumpin'/Squaty Roo/Mood To Be Woo'd" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) – 6:15
6. "Mella Brava" – 3:44
7. "Kickapoo Joy Juice" – 3:37
8. "On a Turquoise Cloud" (Lawrence Brown, Ellington) – 3:33
9. "Bakiff" (Juan Tizol) – 5:54
10. "Cotton Tail" – 3:04
11. "Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise" – 4:50
12. "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1" – 4:52
13. "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2" – 4:09
14. "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3" – 3:46
15. "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4" – 4:13
16. "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5" – 5:08
17. "Theme Medley: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo/Echoes of Harlem/Black and Tan Fantasy/Things Ain't What They Used to Be" – 6:29
18. "Basso Profundo" – 2:08
19. "New York City Blues" – 4:42
20. "The Clothed Woman" – 4:27
21. "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