Liberian Suite

Liberian Suite
Studio album by
Released1948
RecordedDecember 24, 1947
GenreJazz
LabelColumbia
Duke Ellington chronology
Black, Brown & Beige: The 1944-1946 Band Recordings
(1944–46)
Liberian Suite
(1948)
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947
(1947)

Liberian Suite is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for the Columbia label in 1947. The album was Ellingon's second 10" LP album and one of his earlier works on the Columbia label.[1] The suite represents one of Ellington's early extended compositions and was commissioned for the Liberian centennial. The Liberian Suite was released on CD as bonus tracks on Ellington Uptown in 2004.

  1. ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 25, 2010