The nutcracker suite cajkovskiellingtonstrayhorn, priredba j. The placement of the traditional nutcracker suite before the ellingtonstrayhorn version was a stroke of genius. The nutcracker suite is duke ellington and billy strayhorn s masterful arrangement of tchaikovskys classic. Dec 09, 2019 byron colborn big band plays ellingtonstrayhorn nutcracker suite the nutcracker music and ballet are holiday staples. By doing this, the original is still fresh in the listeners mind when the swinging. State refuses to release sexual harassment complaint data since january making meadowview podcast wraps up. Ellington and strayhorns the nutcracker suite at studenaker.
Ellington and strayhorn did not save all their gifts for royals. Duke ellington and billy strayhorn collaborated on some of the most beloved jazz standards of all time, including take the a train, satin doll and the legendary ellingtonstrayhorn adaptation of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. The nutcracker suite duke ellington credits allmusic. In the 1990s there was the harlem nutcracker, which also used the ellington strayhorn music.
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. 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. It challenged us to think about how the creation of most arts is a lot messier, says. In 1960 duke ellington and his orchestra recorded an album for the columbia label titled swinging suites by edward e. This suite was first composed as a ballet score by russian composer pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky in 1892. The nutcracker suite sheet music by ellingtonstrayhorn. By doing this, the original is still fresh in the listeners mind when the swinging jazz version of it begins. Nutcracker suites harmonie ensemble new york, steven richman on allmusic 20 edward kennedy duke ellington devoted. Tapping ellington and strayhorns nutcracker suite wise. 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. Ellingtonstrayhorntchaikovsky nutcracker suite act one.
Apr 08, 2014 the tchaikovskys nutcracker suite rearranged by duke ellington and billy strayhorn. From dukes nutcracker to a cynical carol, jazz for christmas. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn. Madison college jazz ensemble will open the concert with fred sturm and a beautiful arrangement of skylark by bob brookmeyer.
A collaborative effort, the concert will feature three ensembles. In 1960, at the urging of billy strayhorn, the duke ellington orchestra recorded the nutcracker suite columbia, a brilliant jazz interpretation of tchaikovskys music. Strayhorn returned to pittsburgh, and attended westinghouse high school, later attended by erroll garner and ahmad jamal. The tchaikovskys nutcracker suite rearranged by duke ellington and billy strayhorn.
Byron colborn big band plays ellington strayhorn nutcracker suite capitol chat. This album paired two multimovement compositions created collaboratively by duke ellington and billy strayhorn. From dukes nutcracker to a cynical carol, jazz for. Ascap, wise music group, umpg publishing, sony atv publishing, solar music rights management, and 8 music.
The sugar plum fairy emerged as the sultry sugar rum cherry, while the dance of the reed pipes became toot. The tchaikovskys nutcracker suite rearranged by duke ellington and billy strayhorn duke ellington and his orchestra. Listen free to duke ellington the nutcracker suite overture, toot toot tootie toot dance of the reedpipes and more. At christmas 1960, the composing duo managed something truly extraordinary. These jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys ballet, arranged by ellington and billy strayhorn, feature tunes like sugar rum cherry taking the place of dance of the sugarplum fairy and peanut. 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. In 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorn arranged a clever adaptation of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite for the duke ellington orchestra. Find album credit information for the nutcracker suite duke ellington on allmusic. Courtesy of the artist over the years, jazz musicians have produced countless recordings of carols and. Ellingtons nutcracker, charlie browns christmas, stings soul cake and a special chanukah song will be sure to make the season bright. William thomas strayhorn november 29, 1915 may 31, 1967 was an american jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger, best remembered for his longtime collaboration with bandleader and composer duke ellington that lasted nearly three decades. Here is the entire nutcracker suite by 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. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Columbia special products cs 8341,columbia special products csr 8341 format. 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. Ellington strayhorn overture tchaikovsky march arr. Aug 26, 20 tchaikovsky nutcracker suite for orchestra. But, duke ellington and billy strayhorns arrangements will take you to. Visions of sugar rum cherries tap dance in her head the. The placement of the traditional nutcracker suite before the ellington strayhorn version was a stroke of genius. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. December 2, 1938 billy strayhorn meets duke ellington at the stanley theater, where ellington was performing with his orchestra. Courtesy of the artist over the years, jazz musicians. It juxtaposes two versions of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite on the same disc.
Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite 1960. Entracte, ellingtonstrayhorn jazz nutcracker suite. Ellington and strayhorn took some liberties with the suite, and this is apparent right from the start. In duke ellington and billy strayhorn s reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite from 1960, the jazz composers didnt lean on tchaikovsky for. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. 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. Ellingtons nutcracker suite performed by the bellarmine.
While largely forgotten today, the popular album marked a watershed in one of american musics most consequent and productive partnerships, as ellington gave strayhorn. This orchestracentered concert features both ellington hits and the elegant and sophisticated music of. Duke ellington, billy strayhorn and the adventures of peer. For purposes of accuracy, the manuscripts were crosschecked carefully with the original 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. Richman loved it, and immediately decided he had to perform it sidebyside with tchaikovskys. I discovered billy strayhorns amazing symphonic jazz version of tchaikovskys iconic nutracker suite last june for a concert at the barrie jazz festival with my jazz quartet. Toot toot tootie toot dance of the reedpipes, peanut brittle brigade march, sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum fairy, danse of the floreadores. 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. Join the thompson jazz studies program for a joyful and swinging evening of the hippest holiday music ever. The nutcracker suite recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz interpretations of the nutcracker by pyotr illyich tchaikovsky, arranged by ellington and strayhorn. Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite selections youtube.
The album was rereleased on cd in 1990 as part of three suites along with ellington s reworking of griegs peer gynt suite and suite thursday, his. The nutcracker suite by tchaikovsky 1892 the nutcracker suite by tchaikovsky, arr. Temecula valley symphony performs duke ellingtons nutcracker suite selections at their soldout holiday extravaganza concert, sat. Ellington strayhorn peanut brittle brigade tchaikovsky dance of the reed pipes arr. Ascap, wise music group, umpg publishing, sony atv publishing, solar music rights management, and. Dec 03, 2015 yet the nutcracker suite was the first time strayhorns name was seen as equal to the duke. 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.
Complete your duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky collection. 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. Yet the nutcracker suite was the first time strayhorn s name was seen as equal to the duke. Duke ellington presents the nutcracker suite youtube. His compositions include take the a train, chelsea bridge, a flower is a lovesome. Licensed to youtube by kontor new media music, sme on behalf of school of jazz records. The nutcracker suite sheet music by ellingtonstrayhorn sku. 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. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellingtonstrayhorn. This orchestracentered concert features both ellington hits and the elegant and sophisticated music of billy strayhorn all sung by versatile tenor. 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.
Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite. Buy the nutcracker suite by duke ellington and his orchestra with billy strayhorn on bleep. Duke ellington and his orchestra with billy strayhorn the. Scopri pubblicazioni, recensioni, brani, consigli, e molto altro su duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite in discogs. The idea for combining the two nutcrackers came about when trombonist art baron, who had played with duke ellington, introduced steven richman to a 1960 recording of the nutcracker suite in ellington and billy strayhorn s superb jazz arrangement. Duke ellington and his orchestra, ellington, strayhorn. The central washington university jazz band 1, under the direction of chris bruya, performs entracte, movement 5 of the duke ellington billy strayhorn jazz nutcracker suite, at the 20 cwu. For purposes of accuracy, the manuscripts were cross. This is some of the greatest music of the suites written or in this case, arranged by ellington and strayhorn. Duke ellington and his orchestra, 1960, stereo, an album by duke ellington 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. It challenged us to think about how the creation of most arts is. In 1960 duke ellington and billy strayhorn reinvented tchaikovskys holiday ballet classic as a jazzy, brassy melting pot of musical styles past and present, according to the new york times.