Black, Brown, and Beige: III. Beige (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)

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Annotation

"Beige" the third movement, depicts "the Afro-American of the 1920's, 30's and World War II," wrote Leonard Feather in the liner notes of the 1977 release of the original 1943 performance. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black,_Brown_and_Beige

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-06 05:40 UTC.

Relationships

orchestrator:Maurice Peress
composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
part of:Black, Brown, and Beige (1943 original version) (order: 3)
parts:1. Black, Brown, and Beige: III. Beige: Cy Runs Rock Waltz
2. Black, Brown, and Beige: III. Beige: Beige
3. Black, Brown, and Beige: III. Beige: Sugar Hill Penthouse

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1943-01-23Beige (Third Movement of Black, Brown and Beige)liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra14:35
2012-05-09 – 2012-05-12Black, Brown, and Beige: III. BeigeBuffalo Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta4:38