Black, Brown and Beige

Album by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra & Mahalia Jackson

Black, Brown and Beige is a 1943 suite by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. The work blends big band jazz, blues and orchestral textures and it is one of Ellington's early long-form compositions that sought to expand jazz into extended concert formats.

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  1. 1.
    Part I
    8:15
  2. 2.
    Part II
    6:11
  3. 3.
    Part III
    6:20
  4. 4.
    Part IV (Come Sunday)
    7:56
  5. 5.
    Part V (Come Sunday Interlude)
    3:41
  6. 6.
    Part VI (23rd Psalm)
    3:04

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