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Edward "Duke" Ellington, Edward "Duke" Ellington, Paul Horn, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown - Three Suites

Edward "Duke" Ellington, Edward "Duke" Ellington, Paul Horn, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown - Three Suites

Band: Edward "Duke" Ellington, Edward "Duke" Ellington, Paul Horn, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown Title: Three Suites Rating: Release Date: 07 September, 1990 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: The Nutcracker Suite: Overture 2: The Nutcracker Suite: Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance Of The Reed-Pipes) 3: The Nutcracker Suite: Peanut Brittle Brigade (March) 4: The Nutcracker Suite: Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy) 5: The Nutcracker Suite: Entr'acte 6: The Nutcracker Suite: The Volga Vouty (Russian Dance) 7: The Nutcracker Suite: Chinoiserie (Chinese Dance) 8: The Nutcracker Suite: Danse Of The Floreadores (Waltz Of The Flowers) 9: The Nutcracker Suite: Arabesque Cookie (Arabian Dance) 10: Peer Gynt Suite Nos 1 And 2: Morning Mood 11: Peer Gynt Suite Nos 1 And 2: In The Hall Of The Mountain King 12: Peer Gynt Suite Nos 1 And 2: Solvejg's Song 13: Peer Gynt Suite Nos 1 And 2: Ase's Death 14: Peer Gynt Suite Nos 1 And 2: Anitra's Dance 15: SuiteThursday: Misfit Blues 16: SuiteThursday: Schwiphti 17: SuiteThursday: Zweet Zurzday 18: SuiteThursday: Lay-By

Customer Reviews Good for fans of Ellington, fans of the Nutcracker But if you know someone who likes to have as wide a variety of Christmas music as possible, get them this. I'm not much on jazz, so I can't really comment on how it compares to Ellington's other work or other jazz. A large part of the collection is a bunch of renditions on the most memorable of the Nutcracker music. What a great program When you hear it you feel so alive. It is one of my most favorite programs by Duke Ellington. What a masterpiece! The program includes Tchaikovsky: Teh Nutcracker Suite, Crieg: Peer Gynt Suites Nos 1 and 2 and Ellington-Strayhorn: Suite Thursday (when you count it make them 4 suites though :-) - probably Math was not their strongest skill). It is a great program I am sure you will enjoy. Buy it now if you did not do it yet :-) . Epitome of Ellington 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. Three Suites highlights the genius that is Duke Ellington. The music for Peer Gynt is all at once subtle, dramatic and at times, haunting. I am not a passionate jazz fan, but Ellington seems to reach beyond to bring even the more wary among us along on the ride. If you don't have any other work by Ellington in your collection, this is a pretty good one to start with. . You can see a complete list of all Edward "Duke" Ellington, Edward "Duke" Ellington, Paul Horn, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown discography, or go back to the Edward "Duke" Ellington, Edward "Duke" Ellington, Paul Horn, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown tabs