The nutcracker suite by duke ellington and his orchestra album. Duke ellington at newport and in the studio in a set of tracks recorded both live and away from the concert but with a really unified feel overall. Ellington and billy strayhorn wrote the queens suite for queen elizabeth ii who was presented with a. Duke ellington sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum fairy by masterxelpud. 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.
First, because it portrays billy strayhorn and recognizes the impact of this private man on duke ellington s music. As orchestrators and harmonists, ellington and strayhorn found inspiration in debussy and ravel. Descriptionfeaturing jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, the album has come to be recognized as one of duke ellingtons most important albums of the 1960s. In 1960, at the urging of billy strayhorn, the duke ellington orchestra recorded the nutcracker suite columbia, a brilliant jazz interpretation of tchaikovskys music. Harmonia mundi presents both the traditional and the swinging duke ellington billy strayhorn versions of the nutcracker suite on the same cd for the very first time.
Duke ellington nutcracker suite the cd for sale online ebay. Duke ellington free albums and compilations download myzcloud. Dukes group here is in fine fine form with key late 50s players who include johnny hodges on alto, paul gonsalves. Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite with cd audio by anna. The marquee at the apollo advertises duke ellingtons nutcracker suite december 11, 2014 in new york. Relatively late in his career, ellington decided to release an album devoted to orchestrations of other composers and chose tchaikovskys nutcracker suite not exactly a safe choice, since many consider tchaikovsky one of the great orchestrators.
The nutcracker suite, an album by duke ellington and his orchestra. It attracted scant attention upon its release, in 1951, and no. Coarranged by billy strayhorn, this is a remarkable work by the ellington orchestra. Duke ellington at newport and in the studio in a set of tracks recorded both live and away from the concert. Find album credit information for the nutcracker suite duke ellington on allmusic. First, because it portrays billy strayhorn and recognizes the impact of this private man on duke ellingtons 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. In 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorn arranged their own adaptation of pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite for the duke ellington orchestra.
Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. Duke ellington nutcracker suite cd for sale online ebay. We encrypt all traffic involving personal data with industrystandard ssl certificates and we are also pci compliant meaning that we follow all current data security standards and undergo weekly scans monitoring our security status. One of duke ellington s most delightful adaptations of another composers material is his reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite into jazz. Ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. One of duke ellingtons most delightful adaptations of another composers material is his reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite into jazz. There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind. Used items may have various cosmetic differences as well. Includes a cd recording of the ellingtonstrayhorn composition. Dont waste your money on this cd, it is an insult to duke. Ellingtons nutcracker at the jazz corner all about jazz. Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite by anna harwell celenza and don tate.
If you purchase a used cd from dusty groove, you have 1 week to play it to determine that it. Ellingtons reworking of griegs peer gynt suites including in the hall of the mountain king and his tribute to john steinbeck suite thursday are also among his better. 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. Ellingtons band memebers were not so sure that a classical ballet could become a coolcat jazz number. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz. Featuring jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, the album has come to be recognized as one of duke ellington s most important albums of the 1960s. Composer billy strayhorn takes center stage alongside jazz legend duke ellington in this dynamic picture book account of the composition and recording of their reimagined nutcracker suite. The duke was speaking in general terms, but his comment is highly appropriate for this disc as well. Harmonia mundi presents both the traditional and the swinging duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn versions of the nutcracker suite on the same cd for the very first time.
Unlike the glenn miller disc, whereby the witty arrangements. The ellington suites is an album by american pianist, composer, and bandleader duke ellington which collects three suites recorded in 1959, 1971, and 1972 released on the pablo label in 1976. Duke ellingtons nutcracker with duke ellington orchestra. Featuring jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, the album has come to be recognised as one of duke ellington s most important albums of the 1960s. 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. Its a challenge to transform the nutcracker suites romantic orchestra into jumpin jazz melodies, but thats exactly what duke ellington and his collaborator, billy strayhorn, did. Duke ellington, piano johnny hodges, saxophone harry carney, saxophone paul gonzalves, saxophone russell procope, saxophone. Dukes group here is in fine fine form with key late 50s players who include johnny hodges on alto, paul gonsalves on tenor. 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.
The album won a grammy award for best jazz performance by a big band in 1976. Success did not come easily taking him many years of devoted work to make a name for himself. Check out nutcracker suite by duke ellington on amazon music. Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite with cd audio by anna harwell. Lp, album, 180 columbia, pure pleasure records cs 8341, ppan cs8341. The duke plays ellington capitol capitol universal. Payment security we take the security of our website and of your transactions extremely seriously. Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite with cd audio book. The musical performance will take place december, 14, 2014 at. The rocky mountain jazz collective with special guests skyview high school choir, doug nagel, others. 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 duke s orchestra expressed. 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. Duke ellington the nutcracker suite rtv slovenia symphony orchestra.
Duke ellington free albums and compilations download. Jul 01, 2011 duke ellington s nutcracker suite with cd audio hardcover by anna harwell celenza, don tate illustrator charlesbridge publishing, 9781570917004, 32pp. In the liner notes to the new harmonia mundi release the nutcracker suites, conductor steven richman closes his introduction with a great quote from duke ellington. Featuring jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, the album has come to be recognized as one of duke ellingtons most important albums of the. 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 duke like numbers tacked on at the and which failed to hit the mark, and arent really worth listening to. Its a challenge to transform the nutcracker suite s romantic orchestra into jumpin jazz melodies, but thats exactly what duke ellington and his collaborator, billy strayhorn, did. Complete your duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky collection. While largely forgotten today, the popular album marked a watershed in one of american musics most consequent and productive partnerships, as ellington gave strayhorn. On this page you can download duke ellington albums and mp3 songs compilations for free without registration.
The best album ever made by duke ellingtonwhich is to say, one of the best albums in jazzis also one of his leastknown. Nutcracker suite by duke ellington on amazon music. Beginning with his jungle band to his famous orchestra which appeared at carnegie hall numerous times and even introduced several jazz suite that duke had composed, ellington his the most successful and important orchestra leader in jazz history. 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. Composer billy strayhorn takes center stage alongside jazz legend duke ellington. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. Duke ellingtons best album, masterpieces by ellington. 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. Harmonie ensemble new york, steven richman, duke ellington, billy strayhorn, tchaikovsky, duke. Duke ellington and his orchestra nutcracker suitepeer. Nutcracker suite is a work that most of us know from the christmas holiday, a ballet that as a schoolchild one had to see. The nutcracker suite additional works to be announced jazz up your holidays with duke ellingtons dazzling reimagining of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, performed by the duke ellington orchestrathe only ensemble directly carrying on the tradition from duke himself. Duke ellington was the true master of the big band era, although a lot of benny goodman followers might disagree.
Includes a cd recording of the ellington strayhorn composition. Its a work that is reimagined by the composing genius. The liner to the original nutcracker suite cd is notable for two reasons. The nutcracker suite duke ellington credits allmusic. Dec 20, 2010 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. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. Duke ellington nutcracker suite the cd for sale online.