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. Come and enjoy the classic nutcracker tale set to the jazz music of duke ellington. Grammy hall of fame award5253 year recorded title genre label year inducted. The album won a grammy award for best jazz performance by a big band in 1976. Silent fims, roxy music and a jazzedup nutcracker suite coming up. The late 1950s also saw ella fitzgerald record her duke ellington songbook with ellingtons band, a recognition that his songs had now become part of the. The nutcracker suite album overture duke ellington. America certainly can put duke ellington on the same pedestal. Duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite promo code cheap. Inspired by tchaikovskys infamous suite, this nutcracker is unlike any youve seen before. It is one of my most favorite programs by duke ellington. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia.
Duke ellington and his orchestra, 1960, stereo, an album by duke ellington on spotify. The queens suite is unified by prominent use of clarinets, their woodiness reinforcing the nature theme. The nutcracker suite sheet music by ellingtonstrayhorn. It juxtaposes two versions of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite on the same. Coarranged by billy strayhorn, this is a remarkable work by the ellington orchestra. This book tells in storyform how duke ellington was inspired to take tchaikovskys nutcracker suite and write it for jazz.
Jazz planets by echoes of ellington jazz orchestra. Recordings of duke ellington were inducted into the grammy hall of fame, which is a special grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twentyfive years old, and that have qualitative or historical significance. For purposes of accuracy, the manuscripts were crosschecked carefully with the original duke ellington. Fortunately for holiday listeners, he teamed with cocomposer billy strayhorn for an intriguing version of the nutcracker suite performed by the ellington orchestra and recorded on a 1960 lp titled three suites.
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. Contains ellingtons jazz interpretation of griegs peer gynt and tchaikovskys the nutcracker. In 1960 duke ellington and billy strayhorn reinvented tchaikovskys holiday ballet classic as a jazzy, brassy melting pot of musical styles past and present. 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.
From a silent film celebration to a bigband nutcracker suite, bainbridge. Musical director of the jazz repertory company and his echoes of ellington jazz. 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. Ticket down has great deals on duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite tickets.
Suite thursday when you count it make them 4 suites though. Vocalist danny bacher will join the band on other holiday music. 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. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Nutcracker suite is a work that most of us know from the christmas holiday, a ballet that as a schoolchild one had to see. 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.
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. Lp, promo, re, rm, wlbl, 180 pure pleasure records. Find album credit information for the nutcracker suite duke ellington on allmusic. Composer billy strayhorn takes center stage alongside jazz legend duke ellington. Ellington, composer of approximately two thousand compositions, rarely arranged music that was not of his own creation. Writing it was easy, it was finished in less than three months, but convincing the musicians of the idea was another matter. 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 for orchestra peter ilyich tchaikovsky wise. A blog supreme the great composer and bandleader was distraught over the 1967 death of billy strayhorn, his songwriting and arranging partner of. Featuring brand new choreography from dcbased dance troupe step afrika. Duke ellington, billy strayhorn and the adventures of peer gynt in. In 1960 duke ellington and his orchestra recorded an album for the columbia label. Eager to create fresh, new tunes, duke and his bestfriend and collaborator, billy strayhorn, decide to reinvent a holiday tradition.
The concert suites include only eight of the original twentysix numbers. 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. 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. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite. Also includes suite thursday, his tribute to john steinbeck. Ellington and strayhorn, always looking for new musical territory, produced adaptations of john steinbecks novel sweet thursday, tchaikovskys nutcracker suite and edvard griegs peer gynt. Steven richman, phoebe jacobs duke ellingtons publicist, lew soloff, and columbia. The eric felten jazz orchestra performs ellingtons nutcracker suite at blues alley dec. For purposes of accuracy, the manuscripts were cross.
Ensemblenew york, and a 1960 duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn jazz version performed by a fourteenpiece jazz ensemble. 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 ellingtons nutcracker suite by anna harwell celenza and don tate. Heres a clever, wellexecuted album with a clever, wellexecuted plan.
In 1960 duke ellington and his orchestra recorded an album for the columbia label titled swinging suites by edward e. Complete your duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky collection. The jazz loft big band will perform duke ellingtons jazz nutcracker suite. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz. A hip nutcracker suite will jazz up your christmas. Duke ellington school of the arts 3500 r st nw washington, dc 20007 202. The suites duke ellington wrote with billy strayhorn were sometimes loosely tied together.
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 musical performance will take place december, 14, 2014 at the apollo. Duke ellingtons nutcracker baltimore symphony orchestra. Duke ellington and his orchestra nutcracker suitepeer. The nutcracker suite duke ellington credits allmusic. The acclaimed chicago jazz orchestra cjo will debut a new holiday music tradition in chicago when it presents duke ellington and billy strayhorns the nutcracker suite, a jazzinfused. Ellington and strayhorns the nutcracker suite at studenaker. Duke ellington, billy strayhorn and the adventures of peer. Duke ellingtons nutcracker and holiday concert jazz ensemble dr. In 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorn arranged their own jazz version of the suite for columbia records. The rhythm section also included sam woodyard, back with the band after a. I suppose it helps that ellington wrote mainly dance numbers, and tchaikovskys piece is a ballet. Scott belck, director jazz lab band dominic marino, director featuring ccm musical theater dance diane lala, choreographer sunday, november 24, 20 corbett auditorium 2. Jazz up the holiday season with a sample from duke ellingtons version of the nutcracker suite performed by david berger jazz.
Youd be hard pressed to find a better reading of the nutcracker suite than the one you find here. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. Duke ellington two classic albums the nutcracker suite and swinging suites from 1960 on a single cd. This album paired two multimovement compositions created collaboratively by duke ellington and billy strayhorn. Ellingtons remarkable adaptation of the nutcracker suite is brought to life by ccm jazz with stunning choreography from ccm musical. Peer gynt suites nos 1 and 2 and ellingtonstrayhorn. The nutcracker suite for jazz band peter ilyich tchaikovsky wise. The nutcracker suite, an album by duke ellington, strayhorn 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. Since 1990, heny, under conductormusic director steven richman, has released. The marquee at the apollo advertises duke ellingtons nutcracker suite december 11, 2014 in new york. The show will highlight the jazz interpretations of. It juxtaposes two versions of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite on the same disc. Ccm jazz and musical theatre present duke ellingtons nutcracker.
Listen before or after reading the nutcracker in harlem by t. Buy cheap duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite tickets online 247 right here. Ccm has become an allsteinway school through the kindness of its donors. 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.
In their own unique style, the two composers remake tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. And this year, director of bands scott brown a bainbridge native will. 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. The baltimore symphony orchestra performs duke ellingtons nutcracker with step afrika. 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. The original was written for ballet, and it was an orchestra piece with strings. One of duke ellingtons most delightful adaptations of another composers material is his reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite into jazz.
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