Duke ellington s nutcracker suite david hogan duration. Online ticket purchases for the duke ellington nutcracker suite are closed. Duke ellington presents the nutcracker suite youtube. The nutcracker suite duke ellington credits allmusic. Duke ellington and john coltrane ellington at newport the great summit the count meets the duke blues in orbit. He met duke ellington when he was 23 years old and began working with. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Duke ellington is a true american master of art and sound.
Ellingtonstrayhorntchaikovsky nutcracker suite act. Its a work that is reimagined by the composing genius. 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. The nutcracker suite is duke ellington and billy strayhorns masterful arrangement of tchaikovskys classic. Toot toot tootie toot dance of the reedpipes, peanut brittle brigade march, sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum fairy, danse of the floreadores. 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. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite. The other suites are fine, but duke s nutcracker highlights his creativity as an arranger. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky. Buy the nutcracker suite by duke ellington and his orchestra with billy strayhorn on bleep. Complete your duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky collection. In 1960 the two collaborated on the album the nutcracker suite, recorded for the columbia label and featuring jazz interpretations of the nutcracker by tchaikovsky, arranged by the two.
The marquee at the apollo advertises duke ellington s nutcracker suite december 11. The nutcracker suite for jazz band by peter ilyich tchaikovsky, edward k. Duke ellington and his orchestra nutcracker suite peer. From duke s nutcracker to a cynical carol, jazz for christmas american routes host nick spitzer calls in to chat with nprs david greene about. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn. Louisiana authorities arrested a pastor on an assault charge on tuesday after he admitted that he drove his church bus toward a man who has. Defiant louisiana pastor arrested over coronavirus protest. Whatever happened to the classical christmas album. I love old school jazz and this does not disappoint. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. Swingin nutcracker featuring the nutcracker suite by tchaikovsky 1892.
From dukes nutcracker to a cynical carol, jazz for. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. One of duke ellington s most delightful adaptations of another composers material is his reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite into jazz. Just continuing my upload of duke s rendition of the nutcracker suite. 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. Ellington strayhorn jazz nutcracker suite central washington university jazz band 1.
In 1960 duke ellington and his orchestra recorded an album for the columbia label titled swinging suites by edward e. My favorite songs on here are duke s version of the nutcracker suite. Duke ellingtons nutcracker with duke ellington orchestra. The nutcracker suite cajkovskiellingtonstrayhorn, priredba j. Duke ellington has always been a favorite of mine and the story behind. While performing at the leeds music festival in 1958, composer, pianist, and band leader duke ellington was invited. Yet when the duke and his writing partner billy strayhorn first. In 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorn arranged a clever adaptation of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite for the duke ellington orchestra. Dont waste your money on this cd, it is an insult to duke. A 1959 promo video for duke ellingtons version of the nutcracker suite, featuring paul gonsalves, butter jackson, and ray nance. Duke ellington has always been a favorite of mine and the story behind this recording is as great as the music.
Join the thompson jazz studies program for a joyful and swinging evening of the hippest holiday music ever. Coarranged by billy strayhorn, this is a remarkable work by the ellington orchestra. The very best of duke ellington three suites piano reflections far east suite masterpieces19261949 money jungle duke ellington. The queens suite is as beautiful and fascinating as the story of its creation, which begins when an american duke met the queen of england. Nutcracker suite is a work that most of us know from the christmas holiday, a ballet that as a schoolchild one had to see. In 1960 duke ellington and billy strayhorn reinvented peter ilyich tchaikovskys holiday ballet classic, the nutcracker suite, as a jazzy, brassy melting pot of musical styles past and present, according to the new york times. Duke ellington sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum. Jazz composers an online exhibition from the national museum of american history, smithsonian institution. The 3rd annual duke ellington nutcracker suite esu.
The tchaikovskys nutcracker suite rearranged by duke ellington and billy strayhorn duke ellington and his orchestra. Ellington s 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 extended works, really. Listen free to duke ellington the nutcracker suite overture, toot toot tootie toot dance of the reedpipes and more. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live. This album paired two multimovement compositions created collaboratively by duke ellington and billy strayhorn. 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.
Duke ellington dance of the floreadores waltz of the. The nutcracker suite additional works to be announced jazz up your holidays with duke ellington s dazzling reimagining of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, performed by the duke ellington orchestrathe only ensemble directly carrying on the tradition from duke himself. On this recording, steven richman and his harmonie ensemblenew york swing in the holiday season with a twist, pairing tchaikovskys original 1892 nutcracker suite with a 1960 jazz adaptation by duke ellington and billy strayhorn. Duke ellington nutcracker suite there is no possible way for me to tire of duke ellington s ingenious arrangement of the tchaikovsky classic. The sugar plum fairy emerged as the sultry sugar rum cherry, while the dance of the reed pipes became toot. Duke ellington, billy strayhorn and the adventures of peer.
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