Ellingtonstrayhorntchaikovsky nutcracker suite act one. As the mouse king advances on the stillwounded nutcracker, clara throws her slipper at him, distracting him long enough for the nutcracker. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite 1960. In duke ellington and billy strayhorns reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite.
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 appears to lead the soldiers, who are joined by tin soldiers, and by dolls who serve as doctors to carry away the wounded. Duke ellington edward kennedy ellington, april 29, 1899 may 24, 1974 was an american jazz composer, pianist and bandleader, one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all american music. In 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorn arranged their own adaptation of the nutcracker suite for the duke ellington orchestra this version features the overture, toot toot tootsie toot dance of the reedflutes, peanut brittle bri gade march, sugar rum cherry dance of the sugar plum fairy, the entracte. 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. 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. 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. The nutcracker suite by duke ellington and his orchestra album. In 1960 the american pianist, composer, and bandleader arranged the suite with his collaborator, billy strayhorn. This christmas season, the joffrey ballet will premiere an entirely new scenario and.
The setting of the nutcracker suite that he composed with billy strayhorn has been among the most popular of these efforts, but it, like the duke s other concert works, remains. Find album credit information for the nutcracker suite duke ellington on allmusic. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. 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. The flute then joins in with whirling arabesques before the strings introduce the main theme. How to teach a lesson introduction the nutcracker suite is an adaptation of tchaikovskys larger ballet based on a libretto by e. Duke ellington and his orchestra, 1960, stereo, an album by duke ellington on spotify. Edward kennedy duke ellington devoted major efforts over the last three decades of his life to pieces that were, if not entirely classical in inspiration, at least composed upon the canvas of western concert music. 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. From dukes nutcracker to a cynical carol, jazz for. Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite episode 1 on this podcast i do a side by side comparison between the original by tchaikovsky and the ellingtonstrayhorn version.
A jazzy nutcracker for austinites would like to send you push. Find similar albums to the nutcracker suite duke ellington on allmusic. Reviving the art of swinging the classics, steven richman and the harmonie ensemblenew york present two different versions of the beloved nutcracker suite, sidebyside on the same album for the first time. Mastered at customatrix identified by o stamp preceding the runout matrix number pressed by columbia records pressing plant, pitman identified by p stamp following the runout matrix number library of congress catalog card number r683224 applies to 32 16 0252. In 1960 duke ellington and his orchestra recorded an album for the columbia label titled swinging suites by edward e. Cookies allow us to personalize content and ads, to provide social mediarelated features and analyze our traffic. The classical masterpiece is a holiday favorite and tinkering with something so well known is a bit risky. Most of these recordings are listed by the year they were recorded rather than year released. This album paired two multimovement compositions created collaboratively by duke ellington and billy strayhorn. Duke ellington and his orchestra, 1960, stereo 1960 you may also like. It features a number of dance pieces that have wonderful melodies and have been etched into all our memories by disneys fantasia. Washingtonlee jazz big band duke ellingtons nutcracker suite.
Tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers, nutcracker suite. The nutcracker suite duke ellington similar 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. He met duke ellington when he was 23 years old and began working with him soon after. Duke ellingtons nutcracker and holiday concert jazz ensemble dr. As the mouse king advances on the stillwounded nutcracker, clara throws her slipper at him, distracting him long enough for the nutcracker to stab him. The work consists of an overture with several dance movements. Reissues are listed for most of the recordings released before the 1950s, as the original 78s are rare. Apr 08, 2014 the tchaikovskys nutcracker suite rearranged by duke ellington and billy strayhorn duke ellington and his orchestra. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke. Overture, ellingtonstrayhorn jazz nutcracker suitecentral washington university jazz band 1. From duke s nutcracker to a cynical carol, jazz for christmas american routes host nick spitzer calls in to chat with nprs david greene about. The bso will delight the entire family with the peanut brittle brigade and dance of the floreadors and a few old favorites too.
I never knew how ellington got the nickname duke until i saw him live. One of the originators of bigband jazz, ellington led his band for more than half a century, composed thousands of scores, and created one of the most distinctive ensemble sounds in all of western music. In the traditional nutcracker, the march is the second movement, but ellington and strayhorn composed a piece titled toot toot tootie toot dance of the reed pipes to follow overture. Duke ellington presents the nutcracker suite youtube. Dec 09, 2016 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. Ccm has become an allsteinway school through the kindness of its donors. Licensed to youtube by sme, kontor new media music on behalf of school of jazz records. Complete your duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky collection. 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. Main page contents featured content current events random article donate to wikipedia wikipedia store. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. 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. We also share information on the use of our site with our social media partners, advertising and analytics, which can combine them with other information you have provided to them or collected in your use of their services. This version of the nutcracker is a tribute to duke ellington.
Duke ellington and billy strayhorns jazz adaptation is now something of a classic. Scott belck, director jazz lab band dominic marino, director featuring ccm musical theater dance diane lala, choreographer sunday, november 24, 20 corbett auditorium 2. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn. All of these things have encountered critical resistance, i believe, for the following reasons. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz interpret. The sequence in the ellington strayhorn nutcracker runs. Oct 21, 2016 the baltimore symphony orchestra will present a jazzy new take on tchaikovskys classic the nutcracker this year as part of its holiday concert lineup. 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. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellingtonstrayhorn.
While many dance companies around the world embrace sergei prokofievs glorious cinderella and peter ilyich tchaikovskys nutcracker productions for the holiday season, a sophisticated festive musical alternative is duke ellington s the nutcracker suite for jazz band. The nutcracker suite piotr ilyich tchaikovsky duke ellington billy strayhorn 1. They worked together as cocomposers for almost 30 years, and billy also wrote many pieces on his own that. Featuring brand new choreography from dcbased dance troupe step afrika. Ellington s reworking of griegs peer gynt suites including in the hall of the mountain king and his tribute to john steinbeck suite thursday are also among his better extended works, really. Conductor david berger leads a fullscale ballet based on themes of tchaikovskys classic holiday piece the nutcracker, but this version is quite different from the original. Three suites highlights the genius that is duke ellington.
The nutcracker suite remastered by duke ellington and. Duke ellington eight classic albums digipak, cd discogs. Toot toot tootie toot dance of the mirlitons, or reedpipes. Ellington s band is not keen on tackling it, but he is not dissuaded. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. A number of the dukes original members of his 19381941 band performed on the recording including. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. The process of adaptation that ellington and strayhorn began continues today in new productions, like the oregon ballet theaters revision of george balanchines nutcracker to exclude problematic elements like the yellowface of the chinese dance. 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.
The nutcracker suite, an album by duke ellington and his orchestra. The rhythm section also included sam woodyard, back with the band after a. The nutcracker suite duke ellington credits allmusic. In the ellingtonstrayhorn nutcracker the arrangements and flavor are all theirs. Ensemblenew york, and a 1960 duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn jazz version performed by a. Brittle brigade taking the place of the mundanely named march. The story behind the jazzedup nutcracker the nutcracker suite, which uindy performs dec. David berger and the sultans of swing, duke ellington, billy. Duke ellington, billy strayhorn and the adventures of peer. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite. The nutcracker suite remastered duke ellington and his orchestra jazz 2011. The rhythm section also included sam woodyard, back with the band after a years. Duke ellington, american pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time.
Listen free to duke ellington the nutcracker suite overture, toot toot tootie toot dance of the reedpipes and more. Dec 03, 2015 the story behind the jazzedup nutcracker the nutcracker suite, which uindy performs dec. Toot toot tootie toot dance of the mirlitons, or reedpipes peanut brittle brigade march sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum fairy entracte. Duke ellington the nutcracker suite, for orchestra. Lawrence brown, juan tizol, johnny hodges, and harry carney. 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. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Dec 24, 20 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. Ensemble new york, and a 1960 duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn jazz version performed by a. Ellington gave new titles to the movements and rearranged their order, justified, i believe, by the new character of the music.
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