The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944

The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944 is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at Carnegie Hall, in New York City in 1944 and released on the Prestige label in 1977.

Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "Lots of great moments from this brilliant orchestra occurred during this concert".

Track listing

 * All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated


 * 1) "Blutopia" – 4:22
 * 2) "Midriff" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:00
 * 3) "Creole Love Call" – 6:29
 * 4) "Suddenly It Jumped" – 2:50
 * 5) "Pitter Panther Patter" – 2:57
 * 6) "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" – 3:56
 * 7) "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) – 5:17
 * 8) "Perfume Suite: Introduction" – 0:54
 * 9) "Perfume Suite: Sonata" – 3:15
 * 10) "Perfume Suite: Strange Feeling" – 5:09
 * 11) 'Perfume Suite: Dancers in Love" – 2:33
 * 12) "Purfume Suite: Coloratura" – 3:24
 * 13) "Work Song" – 7:00
 * 14) "The Blues" – 5:25
 * 15) "Three Dances: West Indian Dance/Creamy Brown/Emancipation Celebration" – 6:29
 * 16) "Come Sunday" – 11:48
 * 17) "The Mood to Be Wooed" – 4:47
 * 18) "Blue Cellophane" – 3:15
 * 19) "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) – 3:34
 * 20) "Frankie and Johnny" (Traditional) – 8:08
 * Recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York on December 19, 1944.

Personnel

 * Duke Ellington – piano
 * Rex Stewart – cornet
 * Cat Anderson, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan – trumpet
 * Ray Nance – trumpet, violin
 * Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton – trombone
 * Claude Jones – valve trombone
 * Otto Hardwick – 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
 * Junior Raglin – bass
 * Hillard Brown – drums
 * Kay Davis (track 3), Ray Nance (track 6), Al Hibbler (track 10), Marie Ellington (track 14) – vocals