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In 1960 duke ellington and his orchestra recorded an album for the columbia label titled swinging suites by edward e. 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. 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. There is no possible way for me to tire of duke ellingtons ingenious arrangement of the tchaikovsky classic.
This album paired two multimovement compositions created collaboratively by duke ellington and billy strayhorn. He also chose to be openly gay, which was rare at the time. Duke ellington ep 45 rpm speed vinyl records for sale ebay. The story behind the jazzedup nutcracker the indianapolis star. It attracted scant attention upon its release, in 1951, and no. Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite by anna harwell celenza and don tate. Duke ellingtons nutcracker with duke ellington orchestra. 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 liner to the original nutcracker suite cd is notable for two reasons.
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Tchaikovskys nutcracker gets the ellington treatment. In 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorn arranged their own adaptation of the nutcracker suite for the duke ellington orchestra. Duke ellington, american pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time. Nov 28, 2014 the baltimore symphony orchestra performs duke ellingtons nutcracker with step afrika. Duke ellington, billy strayhorn and the adventures of peer. Duke ellington and billy strayhorns nutcracker suite. Composer billy strayhorn takes center stage alongside jazz legend duke ellington. Eager to create fresh, new tunes, duke and his bestfriend and collaborator, billy strayhorn, decide to reinvent a holiday tradition. Interestingly, until the 1950s, the suite enjoyed much greater success than the ballet itself. First, because it portrays billy strayhorn and recognizes the impact of this private man on duke ellingtons music. Get the best deals on suite classical cds duke ellington when you shop the largest online selection at. 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 marquee at the apollo advertises duke ellington s nutcracker suite december 11, 2014 in new york. 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.
The musical performance will take place december, 14, 2014 at the apollo. 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. Adrian ruiz conducts duke ellingtons nutcracker suite. The duke ellington orchestra keeps its transformed the nutcracker suite fresh and surprising, even 59 years after its. Nutcracker suite by duke ellington on amazon music. Its a name that, until 1960, never appeared on a piece of album art alongside duke ellington in such prominence. Find album credit information for the nutcracker suite duke ellington on allmusic. Ticket down has great deals on duke ellington s the nutcracker suite tickets. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. Tchaikovskys nutcracker gets the ellington treatment voice of oc. 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. 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 show will highlight the jazz interpretations of.
Duke ellington has always been a favorite of mine and the story behind this recording is as great as the music. The christmas eve setting of tchaikovskys ballet, the nutcracker, has. It juxtaposes two versions of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite on the same disc. Find last minute and sold out duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite tickets along with vip seating at very low prices for all 2020 events. What better way to help ring in the holiday season than with duke ellingtons elegantly. Most of these recordings are listed by the year they were recorded rather than year released. Ellingtons nutcracker at the jazz corner all about jazz. Get the best deals on duke ellington ep 45 rpm speed vinyl records when you. One of duke ellingtons most delightful adaptations of another composers material is his reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite into jazz. 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. A 1959 promo video for duke ellingtons version of the nutcracker suite, featuring paul gonsalves, butter jackson, and ray nance.
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