Black Brown And Beige FeaturiAuthor: Ellington, Duke Format: Best of Release Date: 27 04 1999 Details: Product description Remastered 1958 album, ft Mahalia Jackson. Amazon. ca As a composer and bandleader associated indelibly with the nightclub scenes of pre Swing Era jazz, Duke Ellington would have a difficult time getting respect in the button down world of concert music. And when Ellington premiered his first long form piece, Black, Brown and Beige, in 1943 (available on the