Duke ellington dance of the floreadores waltz of the flowers. Complete your duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky collection. Dec 25, 2009 9 videos play all duke ellington s nutcracker suite cleverkiller. Ellingtonstrayhorn jazz nutcracker suitecentral washington university jazz band 1. The nutcracker suite duke ellington credits allmusic. Duke ellington composer the nutcracker suite, for orchestra tchaikovskyellingtonstrayhorn wise music classical. A 1959 promo video for duke ellingtons version of the nutcracker suite. At christmas 1960, the composing duo managed something truly extraordinary. Ellingtonstrayhorntchaikovsky nutcracker suite act. Dec 03, 2015 the nutcracker suite was his idea, after all. In 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorn arranged a clever adaptation of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite for the duke ellington orchestra. A new version of is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site.
Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite 1960. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book is a 1957 studio album by the american jazz singer ella fitzgerald, accompanied by duke ellington and his orchestra, focusing on ellington s songs part of fitzgeralds song book series, it is the only one where the composer is also featured as a performer and the first occasion fitzgerald recorded with ellington. The nutcracker suite by duke ellington and his orchestra. Duke ellington takes the classic suites of music from tchiakovskys nutcracker and griegs peer gynt and adapts them for the instrumentation and style of his own orchestra. Nov 18, 2019 ellingtons nutcracker will be set to a live jazz band playing the duke ellington orchestras composition of the nutcracker suite, arranged by billy strayhorn with selections from david bergers harlem nutcracker 1996. Duke ellington the nutcracker suite rtv slovenia symphony.
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. Listen free to duke ellington the nutcracker suite overture, toot toot tootie toot dance of the reedpipes and more. The music for peer gynt is all at once subtle, dramatic and at times, haunting. Native newyorker and trumpeter mike lewis presents duke ellingtons nutcracker suite, featuring the mike lewis big band and pianist tommy james. Duke ellington and his orchestra with billy strayhorn bleep. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. Duke could play about anything and jazz it up and it would be instantly likable and cooler than most other covers of that song. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The baltimore symphony orchestra performs duke ellingtons nutcracker with step afrika. This is ellington s take on the classic nutcracker suite, and they are jazzed up big band versions of the main songs. 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.
His music for jazz orchestra from the nutcracker takes the music of tchaikovsky to a new, modern dimension that will no doubt resonate with many the way the classical ballet music does not. Many know him as duke ellingtons longtime collaborator, composer and arranger, who was no more than a noname kid from a poor black family in. Friends university presents 2019 ellingtons nutcracker. Sme, kontor new media music on behalf of school of jazz records. The band started in new york city under name of the washingtonians in 1923, they then briefly became known as duke ellington and his kentucky club orchestra, then as duke ellington and his cotton club orchestra from 1927 to 1930. Sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum fairy duration. Duke ellington presents the nutcracker suite youtube. Buy the nutcracker suite by duke ellington and his orchestra with billy strayhorn on bleep. Greatest allround musical figure of the 20th century, who achieved monumental status as a composer, bandleader, arranger, and instrumentalist. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960. Their unique ability to create interesting combinations of instruments in the big.
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 group stayed together for over fifty years and recorded and wrote some of americas greatest music. 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. Duke ellington sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum.
Find album credit information for the nutcracker suite duke ellington on allmusic. Duke ellington and his orchestra telecharger et ecouter les. The nutcracker suite cajkovskiellingtonstrayhorn, priredba j. Mercer ellington, the younger half of the father and son team, conducts the duke ellington orchestra complete with former members of duke s orchestra louis bellson, chuck connors, clark terry, norris turney, and britt woodman. 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. Digital duke is a collection of digitally mixed and mastered compositions written by and usually associated with duke ellington.
Three suites highlights the genius that is duke ellington. Duke ellington and his orchestra, ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky. Duke ellingtons nutcracker with duke ellington orchestra. Edward kennedy duke ellington april 29, 1899 may 24, 1974 was an american composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than six decades. Nov 28, 2014 the baltimore symphony orchestra performs duke ellingtons nutcracker with step afrika. Duke ellington and his orchestra, ellington, strayhorn. Duke ellington dance of the floreadores waltz of the. The museum holds the original scorepart of our vast duke ellington collectionwith 100,000 pages of his unpublished music. Duke ellington sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum fairy. 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. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. The show will highlight the jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker as arranged by duke ellington, as well as many other ellington hits. Ellington and strayhorn did not save all their gifts for royals. 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.