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, inspired by the experience of African-Americans. 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
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