Black, Brown and Beige (1946 album)

Black, Brown, and Beige, subtitled A Duke Ellington Tone Parallel to the American Negro, is a live album of phonograph records by Duke Ellington featuring the suite of the same name in live performance in 1943. Released under the Victor Showpiece designation, the album was the first release of the suite, which has primarily been perceived in retrospect as a botched attempt by Ellington to capture his feelings on race in the United States through music. Consequently, it has been studied as an interesting work highlighting Ellington's complex relationship with race relations.

Black, Brown, and Beige
Live album by
ReleasedFebruary 1946
RecordedJanuary 23, 1943
VenueCarnegie Hall
GenreOrchestral jazz
LabelVictor
Duke Ellington chronology
Ellingtonia,
Vol. Two

(1944)
Black, Brown, and Beige
(1946)
Duke Ellington Plays The Blues
(1946)
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