The bso will delight the entire family with the peanut brittle brigade and dance of the floreadors and a few old favorites too. Duke ellingtons nutcracker space coast symphony orchestra. A number of the dukes original members of his 19381941 band performed on the recording including. The hope college symphony orchestra and jazz arts collective will present a unique opportunity to hear two versions of a holiday favorite with sidebyside performance of the pyotr tchaikovsky and duke ellington nutcracker suites on thursday, nov. Duke ellington toot toot tootie toot dance of the reedpipes. Duke ellington short bio long bio news works performances discography photos listen edward k. 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. Edward kennedy duke ellington was an american composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spann. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite.
Duke ellington money jungle full jazz album youtube. Fantastic performance footage of one of jazzs greatest stars duke ellington. 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. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. Seems like this is the only way to hear ellingtons nutcracker suite on youtube. Hailed as the two greatest christmas big band arrangements of all time coupled with this spectacular group of. Point park universitys conservatory dance company presents the.
Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite once upon a masterpiece by anna harwell celenza and don tate sep 25, 2018. In their own unique style, the two composers remake tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. With performances of song of his most famous songs including mood indigo. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader. Ballet afrique presents duke ellingtons the nutcracker. In 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorn arranged a clever adaptation of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite for the duke ellington orchestra. Ccm jazz and musical theatre present duke ellingtons. 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. Duke ellington nutcracker suite the voice of black.
Here is the entire nutcracker suite by duke ellington. Ellington strayhorn jazz nutcracker suitecentral washington university jazz band 1. In 1960 duke ellington and billy strayhorn reinvented peter ilyich tchaikovskys holiday ballet classic, the nutcracker suite, as a jazzy, brassy melting pot of musical styles past and present, according to the new york times. Lawrence brown, juan tizol, johnny hodges, and harry carney. Eager to create fresh, new tunes, duke and his bestfriend and collaborator, billy strayhorn, decide to reinvent a holiday tradition. 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. 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.
Well, actually, they were both sitting down, at their respective pianos, but separated by many, many miles. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. Ucs college conservatory of music presents a special seasonal treat at 4 p. Ccm jazz orchestra with ccm musical theater dancers live concert of duke ellingtons nutcracker suite. 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. This is some of the greatest music of the suites written or in this case, arranged by ellington and strayhorn. Cd recording of the ellingtonstrayhorn composition included. 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. Once upon a time, duke ellington and billy strayhorn sat down together to do a swinging jazz version of pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys beloved holiday ballet, the nutcracker. 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. Duke ellingtons nutcracker baltimore symphony orchestra. Online ticket purchases for the duke ellington nutcracker suite are closed.
But duke and billy, inspired by their travels and by musical styles past and present, infused the composition with vegas glitz, hollywood glamour, and even a little new york jazz. In addition, enjoy stunning choreography from ccm musical theatres stars of tomorrow. Sophisticated lady duke ellington and his orchestra by arciduca31. The sugar plum fairy emerged as the sultry sugar rum cherry, while the dance of the reed pipes became toot. 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. Their unique ability to create interesting combinations. Ellingtons band memebers were not so sure that a classical ballet could become a coolcat jazz number. At christmas 1960, the composing duo managed something truly extraordinary. I cant find it on spotify or youtube, so i bought the cd. A 1959 promo video for duke ellington s version of the nutcracker suite, featuring paul gonsalves, butter jackson, and ray nance.
The ellington nutcracker has a lot of the original melodic content, but hes very free in the structure of the work, according to don megill, a miracosta college jazz historian who. This suite was first composed as a ballet score by russian composer pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky in. Personnel duke ellington piano willie cook, fats ford, ray nance. Its 1960 and jazz fans cant get enough of duke ellington and his big band. Duke ellington dance of the floreadores waltz of the. The tchaikovskys nutcracker suite rearranged by duke ellington and billy strayhorn duke ellington and his orchestra. Ellingtons nutcracker will be set to a live jazz band playing the duke ellington orchestras composition. Duke ellington licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of emi. Duke ellington presents the nutcracker suite youtube.
The 3rd annual duke ellington nutcracker suite esu. Ellington and strayhorn did not save all their gifts for royals. Jump and jive with ccms jazz band this fall as they perform a swinging duke ellington nutcracker suite. Duke ellingtons nutcracker with duke ellington orchestra. Ellington and writing partner bill strayhorn created this hybrid album in the 1960s. The second half of the concert will feature duke ellingtons nutcracker suite which transforms tchaikovskys classic into a jazz expression. 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.
Duke ellington, bob russell licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of columbia. Writing it was easy, it was finished in less than three months, but convincing the musicians of the idea was another matter. Don tate tells the story of how jazz composer and musician duke ellington, along with billy strayhorn, created his jazz composition based on tchaikovskys famous nutcracker suite ballet. Friends university presents 2019 ellingtons nutcracker. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn. The friends university ballet department will once again present the jazz version of a holiday favorite, ellingtons nutcracker. The tchaikovskys nutcracker suite rearranged by duke ellington and billy strayhorn. Featuring brand new choreography from dcbased dance troupe step afrika.
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. The show is a collaboration with the austin community college jazz ensemble. Just wrapping up my upload of dukes rendition of the nutcracker suite. Austin, texas ballet afrique contemporary dance company will present duke ellingtons the nutcracker to a soldout crowd at the mccallum arts center friday.