Conductor, composer and pianist Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
In the programme DUKE ELLINGTON (part 182) you will hear the fifth Carnegie Hall concert of 26 and 27 December 1947, including the 6-movement Liberian Suite that Ellington composed for the government of the African state of Liberia on the occasion of its 100th year anniversary.
Source:
D.E. : Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts 1943/1947 (8 CD Box Set, Prestige 0600753232491)
