| Black, Brown, and Beige | ||||
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| Released | February 1946 | |||
| Recorded | January 23, 1943 | |||
| Venue | Carnegie Hall | |||
| Genre | Orchestral jazz | |||
| Label | Victor | |||
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Black, Brown, and Beige, subtitled A Duke Ellington Tone Parallel to the American Negro, is a live album of phonograph records by Duke Ellington featuring the suite of the same name in live performance in 1943. Released under the Victor Showpiece designation, the album was the first release of the suite, which has primarily been perceived in retrospect as a botched attempt by Ellington to capture his feelings on race in the United States through music.[1] Consequently, it has been studied as an interesting work highlighting Ellington's complex relationship with race relations.[2]
- ^ "Black, Brown, and Beige: One Piece of Duke Ellington's Musical and Social Legacy". Symposium. 51: 11. October 1, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ "Biography by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2019.