The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated: "The 1946 concert is not as memorable as the others but the many major soloists still make this lesser item an enjoyable listening experience".[2]

Professional ratings

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

1. "Caravan" (Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 3:45
2. "In a Mellow Tone" (Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 2:54
3. "Solid Old Man" – 3:35
4. "Spiritual (Come Sunday)/Work Song" – 12:06
5. "The Blues" – 5:08
6. "Rugged Romeo" – 3:09
7. "Sono" – 5:04
8. "Air-Conditioned Jungle" (Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton) – 5:45
9. "Pitter Panther Patter" – 2:14
10. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:26
11. "Mellow Ditty" – 7:30
12. "Fugueaditty" – 2:40
13. "Jam-A-Ditty" – 3:34
14. "Magenta Haze" – 4:41
15. "Diminuendo in Blue/Transblucency" (Ellington/Ellington, Lawrence Brown) – 7:28
16. "Crescendo in Blue" – 3:40
17. "Suburbanite" – 4:32
18. "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" (Mack David, Ellington) – 4:32
19. "Riffin' Roll" – 2:26

• Recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York on January 4, 1946.

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Cat Anderson, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Francis Williams – trumpet
• Lawrence Brown, Wilbur DeParis – trombone
• Claude Jones – valve trombone
• Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
• Otto Hardwick – clarinet, alto saxophone
• Al Sears – tenor saxophone
• Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, clarinet, alto saxophone
• Fred Guy – guitar
• Oscar Pettiford, Al Lucas – bass
• Sonny Greer – drums
• Joya Sherrill (track 5), Kay Davis (track 15), Al Hibbler (track 18) – vocals