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The rhythm section also included sam woodyard, back with the band after a. Prior to the concert, join us in the lobby starting at 9. Lawrence brown, juan tizol, johnny hodges, and harry carney. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz interpretations of the nutcracker by. The show will highlight the jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker as arranged by duke ellington, as well as many other ellington hits. Duke ellington short bio long bio news works performances discography photos listen edward k. Riffing off of duke ellingtons reimagining of tchaikovskys masterpiece, jazz composer paul murtha has created a swingin nutcracker that the whole family will love. One of duke ellingtons most delightful adaptations of another composers material is his reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite into jazz. In 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorn arranged their own adaptation of the nutcracker suite for the duke ellington orchestra this version features the overture, toot toot tootsie toot dance of the reedflutes, peanut brittle bri gade march, sugar rum cherry dance of the sugar plum fairy, the entracte.

Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite. The marquee at the apollo advertises duke ellingtons nutcracker suite december 11, 2014 in new york. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz interpretations of the nutcracker by tchaikovsky, arranged by ellington and billy strayhorn. Toot toot tootie toot dance of the mirlitons, or reedpipes peanut brittle brigade march sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum fairy entracte. Duke ellington edward kennedy ellington, april 29, 1899 may 24, 1974 was an american jazz composer, pianist and bandleader, one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all american music. Yet when the duke and his writing partner billy strayhorn first announced plans to take the classical ballet and perform a jazz version, even members of dukes orchestra expressed their doubts that the project would amount to much. Native newyorker and trumpeter mike lewis presents duke ellingtons nutcracker suite, featuring the mike lewis big band and pianist tommy james. Moreover, ellington had always been interested in longform composition, exploring the fusion of classical techniques with jazz style in works like his creole rhapsody 1931 and his concerto for trumpeter cootie williams. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960.

Overture di duke ellington and his orchestra tratto dallalbum nutcracker suite the suites vol. Find album credit information for the nutcracker suite duke ellington on allmusic. In the traditional nutcracker, the march is the second movement, but ellington and strayhorn composed a piece titled toot toot tootie toot dance of the reed pipes to follow overture. For purposes of accuracy, the manuscripts were crosschecked carefully with the original duke ellington. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. A number of the dukes original members of his 19381941 band performed on the recording including. The nutcracker suite remastered by duke ellington and. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Duke ellingtons dance of the floreadores waltz of the flowers performed by the alexandria symphony. Nicholas hersh, conductor fly dance company showstopping hiphop dancers join the bso for this funfilled holiday concert. Duke ellington the nutcracker suite rtv slovenia symphony orchestra duration. Featuring jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, the album has come to be recognised as one of duke ellingtons most important albums of the 1960s. The nutcracker suite album overture duke ellington.

Tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers, nutcracker suite. Edward kennedy duke ellington april 29, 1899 may 24, 1974 was an american composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than six decades born in washington, d. Reviving the art of swinging the classics, steven richman and the harmonie ensemblenew york present two different versions of the beloved nutcracker suite, sidebyside on the same album for the first time. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite 1960. Featuring jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, the album has come to be recognized as one of duke ellingtons most important albums of the 1960s. The sequence in the ellingtonstrayhorn nutcracker runs. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn. Listen free to duke ellington the nutcracker suite overture, toot toot tootie toot dance of the reedpipes and more. The musical performance will take place december, 14, 2014 at the apollo. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists. Washingtonlee jazz big band duke ellingtons nutcracker suite.

Complete your duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky collection. This album featured tasty jazz versions of music by tchaikovsky and grieg, which i believe even classics lovers might enjoy as well, the only drawback lies in a few original dukelike numbers tacked on at the and which failed to hit the mark, and arent really worth listening to. He arranged a version of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite episode 1 on this podcast i do a side by side comparison between the original by tchaikovsky and the ellingtonstrayhorn version.

Duke ellington and his orchestra, 1960, stereo by duke ellington and his orchestra on deezer. Ellington gave new titles to the movements and rearranged their order, justified, i believe, by the new character of the music. Bill easleys clarinet is the star of this one, although he gets plenty of help from the other horns along the way. It juxtaposes two versions of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite on the same disc. Duke ellington was a jazz composer, pianist and bandleader. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite 1960, vinyl. By 1960, the potential appeal of updating tchaikovskys score was obvious enough to a savvy musician like duke ellington. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Edward kennedy duke ellington devoted major efforts over the last three decades of his life to pieces that were, if not entirely classical in inspiration, at least composed upon the canvas of western concert music. The setting of the nutcracker suite that he composed with billy strayhorn has been among the most popular of these efforts, but it, like the dukes other concert works, remains. This authentic edition of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite, as arranged in 1960 by billy strayhorn and duke ellington, was assembled from the original manuscripts held in the strayhorn repository and the ellington collection of the smithsonian institutions national museum of american history. This edition of tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite, arranged in 1960 by billy strayhorn and duke ellington, was assembled from the original manuscripts held in the strayhorn repository and the ellington collection of the smithsonian institutions national museum of american history.

The nutcracker suite, an album by duke ellington and his orchestra. Duke ellington and his orchestra, 1960, stereo, an album by duke ellington on spotify. Yet when the duke and his writing partner billy strayhorn first announced plans to take the classical ballet and perform a jazz version, even members of dukes orchestra expressed. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. The nutcracker suite duke ellington credits allmusic. Scopri pubblicazioni, recensioni, brani, consigli, e molto altro su duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite in discogs. Duke ellington was the true master of the big band era, although a lot of benny goodman followers might disagree. The nutcracker suite by duke ellington and his orchestra album.