Black Brown & Beige [Original recording remastered]

Duke Ellington | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002WA4
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,220 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Work Song (From 'Black, Brown And Beige')

2. Come Sunday (From 'Black, Brown And Beige')

3. The Blues (From 'Black, Brown And Beige')

4. Three Dances (From 'Black, Brown And Beige'): West Indian Dance/Emancipation Celebration...

5. I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues

6. I'm Beginning To See The Light

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Mood Indigo

2. In A Sentimental Mood

3. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

4. Sophisticated Lady

5. Tonight I Shall Sleep (With A Smile On My Face)

6. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Transblucency

2. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)

3. A Gathering In A Clearing

4. You Don't Love Me No More

5. Pretty Woman

6. Hey Baby

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but slightly misleading title, May 7, 2009

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jfarles "jf" (Scotland) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Black Brown & Beige (Audio CD)

The songs contained within these CDs are excellent examples of this stage in the career of Duke Ellington, but I think both the title and Amazon's track listing are misleading (or in the case of the musical samples, incorrect). Of the three CDs worth of music, only the first 4 tracks are from B,B,&B. There are also 4 from the "Perfume Suite", which debuted in Carnegie in 1945, on the second CD. The rest are normal Ellington fare from the period. I think this should be made clearer. An accurate track listing would do much to clear this up.
Overall, great stuff for an any Ellington fan and generally good remastering.

5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice, but ..., February 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Black Brown & Beige (Audio CD)

it can't compare with the Blanton-Webster set. It has its moments, but the bigger orchestra and more vocals make this unit a little closer to the level of other swing bands from 1945.