Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite. Featuring brand new choreography from dcbased dance troupe step afrika. Eager to create fresh, new tunes, duke and his bestfriend and collaborator, billy strayhorn, decide to reinvent a holiday tradition. The nutcracker suite 2011 duke ellington 2009 the duke ellington anthology, vol. 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. One of duke ellington s most delightful adaptations of another composers material is his reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite into jazz. 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. Nov 28, 2014 the baltimore symphony orchestra performs duke ellingtons nutcracker with step afrika. Its a rare thing to see jazz men in a quintet reading their music, as if they were. Duke ellingtons nutcracker and holiday concert jazz ensemble dr. Duke ellingtons nutcracker baltimore symphony orchestra. Duke ellington the nutcracker suite vinyl mp3 album download. The jazznutcracker received its premiere in 1960 and was an instant hit. The best of the duke ellington centennial edition cd1 1999.
Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite 1960. Aug 01, 2001 such sweet thunder combines two master artists. Ellingtons band memebers were not so sure that a classical ballet could become a coolcat jazz number. Duke ellington the nutcracker suite vinyl mp3 album. 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. 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. The classical masterpiece is a holiday favorite and tinkering with something so well known is a bit risky. Duke ellington, born april 29, 1899 in washington, d. Find last minute and sold out duke ellington s the nutcracker suite tickets along with vip seating at very low prices for all 2020 events. Duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite could be coming to a city near you. 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 duke ellington album wikipedia. Gordon parks photography, johnny hodges saxophone, harry carney saxophone, paul gonsalves saxophone, russell procope saxophone, jimmy hamilton.
View the duke ellington s the nutcracker suite schedule just above and click the ticket icon to see our big selection of tickets. 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 bso will delight the entire family with the peanut brittle brigade and dance of the floreadors and a few old favorites too. The nutcracker suite by duke ellington and his orchestra.
In their own unique style, the two composers remake tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. Anna harwell celenza duke ellingtons nutcracker suite. For almost 30 years, from 1939 until his death in 1967, billy strayhorn was a regular collaborator with ellington. Duke ellington and billy strayhorns nutcracker suite. Duke ellington three suites nutcracker, peer gynt, suite thursday remastered 1990. Its 1960 and jazz fans cant get enough of duke ellington and his big band. Duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite promo code cheap. A 1959 promo video for duke ellingtons version of the nutcracker suite, featuring paul gonsalves, butter jackson, and ray nance. 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 ellingtons 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. It juxtaposes two versions of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite on the same disc. The musical performance will take place december, 14, 2014 at the apollo. The legendary composing and arranging skills of duke ellington and billy.
Dec 03, 2015 the marquee at the apollo advertises duke ellington s nutcracker suite december 11, 2014 in new york. 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. 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. Its a name that, until 1960, never appeared on a piece of album art alongside duke ellington in such prominence. Ellington s band is not keen on tackling it, but he is not dissuaded. Bigband duke ellington 1960 three suites nutcracker.
Ellington and billy strayhorn wrote the queens suite for queen elizabeth ii who was presented with a single pressing of the. He also chose to be openly gay, which was rare at the time. Buy mp3 music online duke ellington the nutcracker suite vinyl duke ellington the nutcracker suite. Heres a clever, wellexecuted album with a clever, wellexecuted plan. Buy cheap duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite tickets online 247 right here. 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. 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 extended works. The baltimore symphony orchestra performs duke ellingtons nutcracker with step afrika. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Duke ellington edward kennedy ellington, april 29, 1899 may 24, 1974 was an american jazz composer. 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.
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. As orchestrators and harmonists, ellington and strayhorn found inspiration in debussy and ravel. The best album ever made by duke ellingtonwhich is to say, one of the best albums in jazzis also one of his leastknown. View the duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite schedule just above and click the ticket icon to see our big selection of tickets. Ellingtons band members were not so sure that a classical ballet could become a coolcat jazz number. Original cover art for the nutcracker suite, ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky. A twelvepart suite based on the bards plays and sonnets, the album brings lady macbeth to life as a. Peanut brittle brigade march this is one of the fine examples of the full ellington band turning a foursided march theme into a great jazz performance. Duke ellington s the nutcracker suite could be coming to a city near you. 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. 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. Buy cheap duke ellington s the nutcracker suite tickets online 247 right here. Jazz up the holiday season with a sample from duke ellingtons version of the nutcracker suite performed by david berger jazz.
Although he often went uncredited, it was strayhorns idea to adapt tchaikovskys nutcracker suite, and he received equal billing with ellington for it. 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. Duke ellingtons best album, masterpieces by ellington. When ellington signs a record contract in 1960, he teams up with fellow musician billy strayhorn, and the two composers create a new spin on tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. Ellington s band members were not so sure that a classical ballet could become a coolcat jazz number. One of duke ellingtons most delightful adaptations of another composers material is his reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite into jazz. The rhythm section also included sam woodyard, back with the band after a years. Duke ellington piano solo rarest of the rare recordings. Find last minute and sold out duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite tickets along with vip seating at very low prices for all 2020 events. The nutcracker suite, an album by duke ellington and his orchestra. The show will highlight the jazz interpretations of. Ticket down has great deals on duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite tickets. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
The story behind the jazzedup nutcracker the indianapolis star. Look through our selection of duke ellington s the nutcracker suite front row tickets, luxury boxes and vip tickets. 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. 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. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. It attracted scant attention upon its release, in 1951, and no. The album won a grammy award for best jazz performance by a big band in 1976. Duke ellington was the true master of the big band era, although a lot of benny goodman followers might disagree. The nutcracker suite album overture duke ellington. After the ensemble, ray nance and jimmy hamilton take solos, and there is a piano solo, one of the few in this suite. Duke ellington sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum fairy by masterxelpud. 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. The nutcracker suite duke ellington credits allmusic. Duke ellington and his orchestra, 1960, stereo, an album by duke ellington on spotify.
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