Duke ellington the nutcracker suite

Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite jazzes up the holidays. Coarranged by billy strayhorn, this is a remarkable work by the ellington orchestra. Sme, kontor new media music on behalf of school of jazz records. The placement of the traditional nutcracker suite before the ellington strayhorn version was a stroke of genius. Duke ellingtons nutcracker with duke ellington orchestra.

Doing so pays a lot of dividends, even if the tchaikovsky suite, played by new yorks harmonie ensemble, is extremely unorthodox. Wise music group, solar music rights management, sony atv publishing, cmrra, and 2 music. His band and guest singers austin and washington breathe new life into the singular cultural fusion of tchaikovsky with the orchestral language of ellington. After offering his take on the nutcracker suite, with billy strayhorn as arranger, he would go on to write the far east suite 1966, also with strayhorn, the new orleans suite 1970, and a jazz version of the christian liturgy in his sacred concerts of the 1960s. Special guest councilwoman natasha harpermadison appears in the iconic role of mother ginger. The tchaikovskys nutcracker suite rearranged by duke ellington and billy strayhorn duke ellington and his orchestra. Ballet afrique presents duke ellingtons the nutcracker suite. Duke ellington the nutcracker suite rtv slovenia symphony orchestra duration. The marquee at the apollo advertises duke ellington s nutcracker suite december 11, 2014 in new york. The nutcracker suite, an album by duke ellington and his orchestra. This book tells in storyform how duke ellington was inspired to take tchaikovskys nutcracker suite and write it for jazz. Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite with cd audio by anna.

Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn. 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. Its a work that is reimagined by the composing genius. Duke ellington the nutcracker suite 180g lp elusive disc.

The ccm jazz band wants to brighten your holiday with a duke ellington nutcracker suite. Wise music group, solar music rights management, sony atv publishing, cmrra, and 2 music rights. 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. While performing at the leeds music festival in 1958, composer, pianist, and band leader duke ellington was invited to attend the mayors reception at leeds civic hall. Together they composed some of the swingingest sounds in jazz and big band music, and people loved to dance to the music of the duke ellington orchestra. The jazz loft in stony brook gets in the holiday spirit with duke ellington inspired nutcracker suite thursday, friday and saturday. Jump and jive with ccms jazz band this fall as they perform a swinging duke ellington nutcracker suite. By doing this, the original is still fresh in the listeners mind when the swinging. Duke ellington and his orchestra, 1960, stereo, an album by duke ellington on spotify. It is a bit startling that, as conductor steven richman observes in his booklet notes, that the ellington strayhorn nutcracker has apparently never until now been paired with the tchaikovsky version on a single album. 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. We are very excited to have the water gap jazz orchestra, nancy reed, and edward ellington ii return to our campus for a third consecutive year to kick off the holiday season. The suite represents one of ellington s early extended compositions and was commissioned for the liberian centennial. The musical performance will take place december, 14, 2014 at.

Harmonia mundi presents both the traditional and the swinging duke ellington billy strayhorn versions of the nutcracker suite on the same cd for the very first time. 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. Duke ellington dance of the floreadores waltz of the flowers. Jul 01, 2011 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. The real attraction of the album, though, is the jazz version of the nutcracker suite devised by jazz greats duke ellington and billy strayhorn. The nutcracker suite remastered licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of harrison james music. Dec 21, 2019 for bassist, composer, and arranger marcus shelby, ellington and strayhorns nutcracker suite arrangements offer an ideal vehicle for his talentladen jazz orchestra, an ensemble he modeled after ellingtons. In addition, enjoy stunning choreography from ccm musical theatres stars of tomorrow. Mar 20, 2018 the nutcracker suite remastered licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of harrison james music. Writing it was easy, it was finished in less than three months, but convincing the musicians of the idea was another matter. The album was ellingons second 10 lp album and one of his earlier works on the columbia label. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz. 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 additional works to be announced jazz up your holidays with duke ellington s dazzling reimagining of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, performed by the duke ellington orchestrathe only ensemble directly carrying on the tradition from duke himself. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. One of duke ellington s most delightful adaptations of another composers material is his reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite into jazz. Esu insider duke ellingtons nutcracker suite returns to esu. Duke ellington has always been a favorite of mine and the story behind this recording is as great as the. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellingtonstrayhorn. Ellington once said there are simply two kinds of music.

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. 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. Nov 19, 2019 duke ellingtons nutcracker suite is becoming an esu holiday tradition, said vashlishan. 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. Listen free to duke ellington the nutcracker suite overture, toot toot tootie toot dance of the reedpipes and more. In 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorn arranged their own adaptation of pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite for the duke ellington orchestra. The nutcracker suite duke ellington credits allmusic. Nutcracker suite is a work that most of us know from the christmas holiday, a ballet that as a schoolchild one had to see.

Find album credit information for the nutcracker suite duke ellington on allmusic. Philharmonic society of orange county duke ellingtons. 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 nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite is open to the public. Ballet afrique presents duke ellingtons the nutcracker. Duke ellington s nutcracker suite jazzes up the holidays. The nutcracker suite by duke ellington and his orchestra album. Michelle dorrance makes a tap nutcracker to duke ellington s swinging riffs on tchaikovskys classic score. Liberian suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1947. Visions of sugar rum cherries tap dance in her head the. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite 1960. Duke ellington nutcracker suite the voice of black cincinnati.

Duke ellington presents the nutcracker suite youtube. Ellingtons band memebers were not so sure that a classical ballet could become a coolcat jazz number. 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 queens suite is as beautiful and fascinating as the story of its creation, which begins when an american duke met the queen of england. Duke ellington and his orchestra nutcracker suite peer. Dec 20, 2018 duke ellington and billy strayhorns nutcracker suite arrangements offer an ideal vehicle for shelbys jazz orchestra. Complete your duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky collection.