He also chose to be openly gay, which was rare at the time. Jazz up the holiday season with a sample from duke ellingtons version of the nutcracker suite performed by david berger jazz. 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. Duke ellington edward kennedy ellington, april 29, 1899 may 24, 1974 was an american jazz composer. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. The bso will delight the entire family with the peanut brittle brigade and dance of the floreadors and a few old favorites too.
Aug 01, 2001 such sweet thunder combines two master artists. The legendary composing and arranging skills of duke ellington and billy. Duke ellingtons nutcracker and holiday concert jazz ensemble dr. 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. The rhythm section also included sam woodyard, back with the band after a years. Duke ellington s the nutcracker suite could be coming to a city near you. Dukes group here is in fine fine form with key late 50s players who include johnny hodges on alto, paul gonsalves. One of duke ellington s most delightful adaptations of another composers material is his reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite into jazz. 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. Bigband duke ellington 1960 three suites nutcracker. Buy cheap duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite tickets online 247 right here. Gordon parks photography, johnny hodges saxophone, harry carney saxophone, paul gonsalves saxophone, russell procope saxophone, jimmy hamilton. The marquee at the apollo advertises duke ellingtons nutcracker suite december 11, 2014 in new york. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Featuring brand new choreography from dcbased dance troupe step afrika. The jazznutcracker received its premiere in 1960 and was an instant hit. The nutcracker suite, an album by duke ellington and his orchestra. 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. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite 1960. 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. Find last minute and sold out duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite tickets along with vip seating at very low prices for all 2020 events. 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 three suites nutcracker, peer gynt, suite thursday remastered 1990. 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. Ccm has become an allsteinway school through the kindness of its donors. The best of the duke ellington centennial edition cd1 1999. Duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite promo code cheap duke. The nutcracker suite by duke ellington and his orchestra.
Look through our selection of duke ellington s the nutcracker suite front row tickets, luxury boxes and vip tickets. The nutcracker suite album overture duke ellington. Ellington and billy strayhorn wrote the queens suite for queen elizabeth ii who was presented with a single pressing of the. The story behind the jazzedup nutcracker the indianapolis star. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite. Nov 28, 2014 the baltimore symphony orchestra performs duke ellingtons nutcracker with step afrika. 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. Its 1960 and jazz fans cant get enough of duke ellington and his big band. Ellington s band is not keen on tackling it, but he is not dissuaded. Ellington s band members were not so sure that a classical ballet could become a coolcat jazz number. The album won a grammy award for best jazz performance by a big band in 1976. Duke ellingtons best album, masterpieces by ellington. Find album credit information for the nutcracker suite duke ellington on allmusic.
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. Its a name that, until 1960, never appeared on a piece of album art alongside duke ellington in such prominence. Duke ellington was the true master of the big band era, although a lot of benny goodman followers might disagree. Duke ellington sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum fairy by masterxelpud.
Anna harwell celenza duke ellingtons nutcracker suite. The nutcracker suite 2011 duke ellington 2009 the duke ellington anthology, vol. Dec 03, 2015 the marquee at the apollo advertises duke ellington s nutcracker suite december 11, 2014 in new york. 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.
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As orchestrators and harmonists, ellington and strayhorn found inspiration in debussy and ravel. 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. In their own unique style, the two composers remake tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. Although he often went uncredited, it was strayhorns idea to adapt tchaikovskys nutcracker suite, and he received equal billing with ellington for it.
The nutcracker suite duke ellington credits allmusic. Eager to create fresh, new tunes, duke and his bestfriend and collaborator, billy strayhorn, decide to reinvent a holiday tradition. 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. 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 the nutcracker suite vinyl mp3 album download. The best album ever made by duke ellingtonwhich is to say, one of the best albums in jazzis also one of his leastknown. Look through our selection of duke ellingtons the nutcracker. 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. 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. It attracted scant attention upon its release, in 1951, and no. One of duke ellingtons most delightful adaptations of another composers material is his reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite into jazz. Duke ellington and billy strayhorns nutcracker suite.
We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. 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. View the duke ellington s the nutcracker suite schedule just above and click the ticket icon to see our big selection of tickets. The show will highlight the jazz interpretations of. The baltimore symphony orchestra performs duke ellingtons nutcracker with step afrika. 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 the nutcracker suite could be coming to a city near you. A twelvepart suite based on the bards plays and sonnets, the album brings lady macbeth to life as a. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. Ellingtons band is not keen on tackling it, but he is not dissuaded. Duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite promo code cheap. View the duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite schedule just above and click the ticket icon to see our big selection of tickets.
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Duke ellington and his orchestra, 1960, stereo, an album by duke ellington on spotify. For almost 30 years, from 1939 until his death in 1967, billy strayhorn was a regular collaborator with ellington. 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. 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. Duke ellington piano solo rarest of the rare recordings. 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.