The rhythm section also included sam woodyard, back with the band after a years. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the 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 interpretations of the nutcracker by. The classical masterpiece is a holiday favorite and tinkering with something so well known is a bit risky. 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. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The program will delight audiences with the nutcracker presented to two ways. S sunday, december 15, 2019, 7pm t s segerstrom center for. In 1960 duke ellington recorded a jazz version of the nutcracker suite. 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 ellingtons version of the nutcracker suite heard in edmonton the definitive duke ellington. It juxtaposes two versions of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite on the same disc. Duke ellingtons version of the nutcracker suite heard in.
David berger, the music director, has added an hourandahalfs worth of new material to the halfhourlong suite originally scored in 1964 by ellington and strayhorn, and he deserves much of the credit for the success of the harlem nutcracker. It features a number of dance pieces that have wonderful melodies and have been etched into all our memories by disneys fantasia. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn. The nutcracker suite remastered licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of harrison james music. This christmas season, the joffrey ballet will premiere an entirely new scenario and. Duke ellington dance of the floreadores waltz of the flowers. Ellingtonstrayhorn peanut brittle brigade tchaikovsky dance of. David berger and the sultans of swing, duke ellington. However this cd is very disappointing because 1 it is taken from a vinyl source you can hear the surface noise 2 the ending of the last movement is chopped off, and 3 there is only 31 mins of music on the whole cd cds take 75 mins with ease. Washingtonlee jazz big band duke ellingtons nutcracker suite. The rhythm section also included sam woodyard, back with the band after a. Besides holidaythemed music attendees will enjoy visual accompaniments to saturdays performance, and both concerts will be followed by a reception for the entire audience.
Duke ellingtons nutcracker and holiday concert jazz ensemble dr. Aso features holiday concert with suites by tchaikovsky. 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. Overture first movement of the jeff tyzik adaptation of the ellington strayhorn arrangement of music from the nutcracker suite by tchaikovsky. 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 nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. Ellingtonstrayhorn peanut brittle brigade tchaikovsky dance of the reed pipes. Nutcracker suite songs i have a considerable number of ellington recordings, but. This version features the overture, toot toot tootsie toot dance of the reedpipes, peanut brittle brigade march, sugar rum cherry dance of the sugar plum sunday, december 15, 2019, 7pm segerstrom center for. 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.
The sequence in the ellington strayhorn nutcracker runs. Mar 20, 2018 pistas nutcracker suite a1 overture 3. In 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorn arranged their own adaptation of the nutcracker suite for the duke ellington orchestra. Unforgettable big band performs the duke ellington billy strayhorn interpretation of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite at the big band christmas spectacular, december 10, 2017 in york, pa. 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 ellington the nutcracker suite rtv slovenia symphony orchestra duration. Overture movement 1 nutcracker suite, tyzikellington. The nutcracker suite remastered by duke ellington and. Almost anything by the ellington band is a genuine aural banquet, and this is no exception.
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. Due to its popularity, the nutcracker has been used for many many different things and in many many different ways. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz interpret. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite 1960. Wise music group, solar music rights management, sony atv publishing, cmrra, and 2 music rights. The incredible imagination of duke ellington was no secret. Ccm has become an allsteinway school through the kindness of its donors.
With a background in the visual arts, ellingtons compositions and arrangements are often praised for his vivid. The music for peer gynt is all at once subtle, dramatic and at times, haunting. 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. 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.
The sequence in the ellingtonstrayhorn nutcracker runs. 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. 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. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Listen free to duke ellington the nutcracker suite overture, toot toot tootie toot dance of the reedpipes and more. Three suites highlights the genius that is duke ellington. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite. Sme, kontor new media music on behalf of school of jazz records. The nutcracker suite interpreted by duke ellington and billy strayhorn.
Since its debut, fortunately, plenty of other people have played and recorded it, none of them any better than what we have here. Its a work that is reimagined by the composing genius. There is also a great book about dukes nutcracker suite by anna harwell celenza. How to teach a lesson introduction the nutcracker suite is an adaptation of tchaikovskys larger ballet based on a libretto by e. I imagine playing the nutcracker at a really cool christmas party while sipping fancy mixed drinks. In addition to housing ten resident organizations and presenting more than 200 performances, art exhibitions, and educational and community events each year, overture offers a variety of venues for performances, corporate meetings, conventions, trade shows, weddings. Overture center for the arts is a stunning architectural landmark in the heart of madisons thriving cultural arts district. Swingin nutcracker featuring the nutcracker suite by tchaikovsky 1892 the nutcracker suite by tchaikovsky, arr. This is some of the greatest music of the suites written or in this case, arranged by ellington and strayhorn. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of nutcracker suite, for jazz band on allmusic. Dec 16, 2017 unforgettable big band performs the duke ellington billy strayhorn interpretation of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite at the big band christmas spectacular, december 10, 2017 in york, pa. 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. Toot toot tootie toot dance of the mirlitons, or reedpipes peanut brittle brigade march sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum fairy entracte. Ellington gave new titles to the movements and rearranged their order, justified, i believe, by the new character of the music.
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. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky. Duke ellington chinoiserie chinese dance by masterxelpud. The nutcracker suite remastered by duke ellington and his. The program starts as a loyal pastiche of the original ellington nutcracker record album, with instrumental sections and soloists playing the original arrangements note by note in the nutcracker overture and toot toot tootie toot, alternately known as dance of the reedpipes.
Unforgettable big band performs the duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn interpretation of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite at the big band christmas spectacular, december 10, 2017 in york, pa. Tchaikovsky waltz of the flowers, nutcracker suite. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellingtonstrayhorn. Nutcracker suite songs i have a considerable number of ellington recordings, but have not heard this one until now. 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 dukes other concert works, remains. 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. Complete your duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky collection. Coarranged by billy strayhorn, this is a remarkable work by the ellington orchestra. Eso jazz masters is a post on a performance by the edmonton symphony orchestra and musical director bill eddins of edmonton, alberta, friday, feb. Nutcracker suite is a work that most of us know from the christmas holiday, a ballet that as a schoolchild one had to see. Bill easleys clarinet is the star of this one, although he gets plenty of help from the other horns along the way. The work consists of an overture with several dance movements.
I suppose it helps that ellington wrote mainly dance numbers, and tchaikovskys piece is a ballet. The duke ellington songs 40 best tracks remastered 2012. 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 the nutcracker suite, for orchestra. Duke ellington dance of the floreadores waltz of the.
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