ˈɛlɪŋtən ɹᵻwˈɜːkt ɐ pˈɑːɹʃəl vˈɜːʒən"blˈæk" ˈoʊnli ʌvðə swˈiːt fɔːɹ hɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ˈælbəm blˈæk, bɹˈaʊn, ænd bˈeɪʒ, ˈæftɚ wˈɪtʃ "kˈʌm sˈʌndeɪ" fˈiːtʃɚɹɪŋ ɡˈɑːspəl ˈɑːɹɾɪst mæhˈeɪliə dʒˈæksən ɔnðɪ ˈælbəmz vˈoʊkəl vˈɜːʒən ʌv ðæt pˈiːs bɪkˌeɪm ɐ dʒˈæz stˈændɚd.
Ellington reworked a partial version ("Black" only) of the suite for his 1958 album Black, Brown, and Beige, after which "Come Sunday" (featuring Gospel artist Mahalia Jackson on the album's vocal version of that piece) became a jazz standard.