A brilliant live set, featuring the only recorded version of the complete "Black, Brown and Beige" as its centerpiece. The suite as seen here is significantly more epic, grandiose, gorgeous and joyous than the recorded version of 1958 (reviewed here). The other pieces played during the concert are wonderful, too, each a well-chosen selection from Ellington's career, many of which are familiar, but given spirited performance by yet another of Duke's great bands. If there is anything to complain about, it's the sound quality of the CD release, which might be akin to hearing the concert from the Carnegie Hall's restroom.
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