Duke ellington sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum fairy by masterxelpud. On a night in 1960, legendary musician and band leader duke ellington, along with his collaborator billy strayhorn, decided to jazz up tchaikovskys christmastime staple, nutcracker suite. One of duke ellingtons most delightful adaptations of another composers material is his reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite into jazz. Duke ellington and his orchestra, 1960, stereo, an album by duke ellington on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
We have also quoted enthusiastic praise of the work on the blog jazzin the classics with larry clinton. Bbc radio 3 radio 3 in concert, ellingtons nutcracker suite. In 1960 duke ellington and his orchestra recorded an album for the columbia label titled swinging suites by edward e. Charles mingus composed open letter to duke and duke ellingtons sound of love lorraine feather has composed lyrics to many of ellingtons instrumental compositions,recorded on cds including dooji wooji and such sweet thunder. A big band will perform ellington and strayhorns nutcracker suite on stage this week. Scopri pubblicazioni, recensioni, brani, consigli, e molto altro su duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite in discogs. Each of the ten movements of jazz planets features a soloist from the echoes of ellington orchestra. Charles mingus composed open letter to duke and duke ellington s sound of love lorraine feather has composed lyrics to many of ellington s instrumental compositions,recorded on cds including dooji wooji and such sweet thunder. International marathon sacramento tries to crack down on illegal marijuana grows. Duke ellington piano willie cook, fats ford, ray nance, clark terry trumpet lawrence brown, booty wood, britt. The modern jazz quartet composed two original ellington tributes for their album for ellington. 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. Ellington and strayhorn, always looking for new musical territory, produced adaptations of john steinbecks novel sweet thursday, tchaikovskys nutcracker suite and edvard griegs peer gynt.
Bringing the necessary composing skills to the duke ellington orchestra, billy strayhorn was able to add to the success of the band by writing original works and rearranging current ellington tunes. The bso will delight the entire family with the peanut brittle brigade and dance of the floreadors and a few old favorites too. 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. Duke ellington listen to free radio stations accuradio. Duke ellingtons nutcracker baltimore symphony orchestra. One of duke ellington s most delightful adaptations of another composers material is his reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite into jazz. Buy cheap duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite tickets online 247 right here. The duke ellington orchestra was an institution, something even the greatest musicians aspired to be part of. Eso jazz masters is a post on a performance by the edmonton symphony orchestra and musical director bill eddins of edmonton, alberta, friday, feb. Duke ellington s elegant and witty reworkings of tchaikovskys nutcracker and griegs peer gynt suites are featured along with an ellingtonian jazz planets a new version of gustav holsts planets suite in its centenary year. Duke ellington, billy strayhorn and the adventures of peer gynt in. Meanwhile, dukes ability to captivate audiences and capture an exhilarating array.
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