Black, Brown and Beige (1958 album)


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.

Track listing

All tracks by Duke Ellington
  1. "Part I" – 8:17
  2. "Part II" – 6:14
  3. "Part III" – 6:26
  4. "Part IV" – 7:58
  5. "Part V" – 3:46
  6. "Part VI" – 3:01
  7. :Bonus tracks on re-releases
  8. "Track 360" - 2:02
  9. "Blues in Orbit" - 2:36
  10. "Part I" – 6:49
  11. "Part II" – 6:38
  12. "Part III" – 3:08
  13. "Part IV" – 2:23
  14. "Part V" – 5:51
  15. "Part VI" – 1:59
  16. "Studio conversation" – 0:07
  17. "Come Sunday" – 5:47
  18. "" – 0:06

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