Black, Brown and Beige
by Duke Ellington
- Type: Album
- Released: 1945
- Label: Victor
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:11:41
- Community rating: 3.87/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Conceived as an epic musical parallel to the history of African Americans, this monumental composition shattered the structural limitations of big band jazz. Premiered at Carnegie Hall, the work weaves spirituals, work songs, and blues into a sprawling, cohesive symphonic form. The piece stands as one of the most culturally significant and ambitious undertakings of the composer's career.
Genres
Descriptors: orchestral, suite, historical, ambitious, conceptual
Tracklist
- Part I (with Mahalia Jackson) (8:17)
- Part II (with Mahalia Jackson) (6:13)
- Part III (with Mahalia Jackson) - aka Light (6:25)
- Part IV (with Mahalia Jackson) - aka Come Sunday (7:58)
- Part V (with Mahalia Jackson) - aka Come Sunday (3:46)
- Part VI (with Mahalia Jackson) - 23rd Psalm (3:01)
- Track 360 (with Mahalia Jackson) - (aka Trains) [Alternate Take] (2:02)
- Blues In Orbit (with Mahalia Jackson) - (aka Tender) [Alternate Take] (2:36)
- Part I (with Mahalia Jackson) - Alternate Take (6:48)
- Part II (with Mahalia Jackson) - Alternate Take (6:37)
- Part III (with Mahalia Jackson) - (aka Light) [Alternate Take] (3:07)
- Part IV (with Mahalia Jackson) - (aka Come Sunday) [Alternate Take] (2:23)
- Part V (with Mahalia Jackson) - (aka Come Sunday) [Alternate Take] (5:50)
- Part VI (with Mahalia Jackson) - (23rd Psalm) [Alternate Take] (0:40)
- Studio Conversation (with Mahalia Jackson) - Mahalia Swears (0:04)
- Come Sunday (From Black, Brown and Beige) (with Mahalia Jackson) - Accapella (5:47)
Credits
- Amazing Journey - primary artist
- Mike McInnerney - artwork
- Billy Sheehan - bass, vocals
- Chad Lupo - edited by [additional digital]
- Paul Gilbert - guitar, vocals
- Jeff Calder - keyboards [and samples]
- Gary Cherone - lead vocals
- Pete Townshend - music by, lyrics by