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. Jazz series presents duke ellingtons nutcracker and holiday concert jazz ensemble dr. 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. Dont miss this new holiday tradition featuring the entire the nutcracker suite, the classic 1960 holiday album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington featuring jazz. Jazz up the holiday season with a sample from duke ellington s version of the nutcracker suite performed by david berger jazz. Ellington s nutcracker will be set to a live jazz band playing the duke ellington orchestras composition. Closer to home, the 17member orchestra under the direction of jordan english of martinsburg will perform duke ellington s nutcracker jazz suite, at 7. 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, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. Kurt elling born november 2, 1967 is an american jazz singer and songwriter born in chicago, illinois, and raised in rockford, elling became interested in music through his father, who was kapellmeister at a lutheran church. Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite jazzes up the holidays. Justin varnes the jazz corner hilton head island, sc december 15, 2017 every christmas is the nutcracker season for ballet aficionados. Seeing as how it is christmas, i figured that another mass upload would be an appropriate gift to give out on youtube, and what better to start with, then duke ellington s rendition of the.
Get in the holiday spirit in the beautiful surroundings of calgarys grace presbyterian church for an afternoon of swinging big band jazz. Join the thompson jazz studies program for a joyful and swinging evening of the hippest holiday music ever. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Ellington strayhorn jazz nutcracker suitecentral washington university jazz band 1 duration. Cjos not so silent night featuring ellingtons nutcracker. Giants of jazz licensed to youtube by sme, kontor new media music on behalf of school of jazz records. The duke ellington orchestra keeps its transformed the nutcracker suite fresh and surprising, even 59 years after its debut. An exciting holiday concert, not so silent night, featuring duke ellingtons jazz nutcracker, opens the chicago jazz orchestras 201718 season at the studebaker, friday, december 22 at 7. English said ellington s nutcracker came about as a result of ellington s interest in the original composition.
Anyone who pops the cd in for a listen is sure to see ellington as the jazz giant he was. Duke ellington was a massive storyteller, so tchaikovskys work really stood out to him, says thomas manuel, president and founder of the jazz loft. In duke ellington and billy strayhorns reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite from 1960, the jazz composers didnt lean on tchaikovsky for anything beyond the strength of a melody. It juxtaposes two versions of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite on the same disc. 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.
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 s band members were not so sure that a classical ballet could become a coolcat jazz number. 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 their doubts that the project would amount to. Riffing off of duke ellington s reimagining of tchaikovskys masterpiece, jazz composer paul murtha has created a swingin nutcracker that the whole family will love. From dukes nutcracker to a cynical carol, jazz for christmas american routes host nick spitzer calls in to chat with nprs david greene about. The ny philharmonic played a section from tchaikovskys nutcracker followed by the lincoln center jazz orchestra playing the ellingtonstrayhorn. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. Our story begins after the close of world war ii when kurt adler tried his hand at exporting general goods.
Ellington and strayhorn did not save all their gifts for royals. Duke ellingtons nutcracker with duke ellington orchestra. Faus department of music presents an ellington nutcracker. Sony atv publishing, umpg publishing, wise music group, solar music rights management. Tchaikovskys nutcracker gets the ellington treatment. Austin its a different take on the traditional nutcracker. Ellingtons nutcracker at the jazz corner all about jazz. Its a work that is reimagined by the composing genius. For bassist, composer, and arranger marcus shelby, ellington and strayhorns nutcracker suite arrangements offer an ideal vehicle for his talentladen jazz orchestra, an ensemble he modeled after ellington. The bso will delight the entire family with the peanut brittle brigade and dance of the floreadors and a few old favorites too. 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.
He encountered jazz while a student at gustavus adolphus college in minnesota. Grammy awardwinning jazz vocalist kurt elling returns to berkeley. Schmidt college of arts and letters will present an ellington nutcracker with the florida wind symphony jazz orchestra on saturday, dec. Heres a clever, wellexecuted album with a clever, wellexecuted plan. 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. After the ensemble, ray nance and jimmy hamilton take solos, and there is a piano solo, one of the few in this suite. Toot toot tootie toot dance of the reedpipes, peanut brittle brigade march, sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum fairy, danse of the floreadores. Curt whitacre from the university of cincinnati collegeconservatory of music talks about the ccm jazz orchestra and jazz lab bands duke. Duke ellington s nutcracker suite peter ilyich tchaikovsky 18401893 originally composed the nutcracker as a ballet during the years 189192 the idea of the ballet was inspired by e t a hoffmanns 1816 story, the nutcracker and the mouse king. Bolero gustavo dudamel conducts the wiener philharmoniker at lucerne festival. Duke ellington the nutcracker suite rtv slovenia symphony orchestra duration. Friends university presents 2019 ellingtons nutcracker. Complete your duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky collection.
Apollo jazz orchestra to perform ellingtons nutcracker. Featuring brand new choreography from dcbased dance troupe step afrika. The nutcracker suite is duke ellington and billy strayhorns masterful arrangement of tchaikovskys classic. Coarranged by billy strayhorn, this is a remarkable work by the ellington orchestra. Jazz up your holidays with duke ellingtons dazzling reimagining of tchaikovskys the nutcracker. Arranged by duke ellington and billy strayhorn, whose nearly 30 years of collaboration together produced some of the most. Peanut brittle brigade march this is one of the fine examples of the full ellington band turning a foursided march theme into a great jazz performance. From dukes nutcracker to a cynical carol, jazz for christmas.
Join the calgary creative arts ensemble as they present music from tchaikovskys beloved nutcracker suite as reimagined by the great duke ellington and billy strayhorn. Its 1960 and jazz fans cant get enough of duke ellington and his big band. Suddenly, america was ablaze with festive decorations that offered a european flair. 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.
From dukes nutcracker to a cynical carol, jazz for. Featuring jazz interpretations of tchaikovskys the nutcracker, the album has come to be recognized as one of duke ellingtons most important albums of the. The jazz record art collective will present michael nearpass large ensemble performing duke ellington s jazz interpretations of the nutcracker suite, 8. Arranged by duke ellington and billy strayhorn, whose nearly 30 years of collaboration together produced some of the most beloved jazz standards of all time, this arrangement combines tchaikovskys original themes with the unique textures and interpretations of jazz music. The acclaimed chicago jazz orchestra cjo will debut a new holiday music tradition in chicago when it presents duke ellington and billy strayhorns the nutcracker suite, a jazz infused. Grammy awardwinning jazz vocalist kurt elling makes his berkeley. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz. In their own unique style, the two composers remake tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. Any album andor concert kurt elling presentscreates is an adventure. He is such a crooner, and delivers such an impressive set this evening, in the form of some of his fantastic arrangements of some of the biggest standards to date, including a stunning version of come fly with me, which opens the set in style. Music teachers will love this package to compare and contrast versions of the nutcracker, thereby helping children understand what the classical and jazz genres are. Dec 14, 2017 closer to home, the 17member orchestra under the direction of jordan english of martinsburg will perform duke ellington s nutcracker jazz suite, at 7. Duke ellington and billy strayhorns nutcracker suite arrangements offer an ideal vehicle for shelbys jazz orchestra.
Duke ellington short bio long bio news works performances discography photos listen. Dec 16, 20 the ellingtonian nutcracker irving townsend 19201981 was a record producer and author revered for steering miles daviss 1959 masterpiece, king of blue, the best selling jazz album of all time. Nicholas hersh, conductor fly dance company showstopping hiphop dancers join the bso for this funfilled holiday concert. Eager to create fresh, new tunes, duke and his bestfriend and collaborator, billy strayhorn, decide to reinvent a holiday tradition. Prior to the concert, join us in the lobby starting at 9. On sunday afternoon, dancers with ballet afrique were practicing for a jazz version. Tchaikovskys nutcracker has become one of the most recognized holiday performances since its debut performance in 1892. Anna harwell celenza duke ellingtons nutcracker suite. Lawrence brown, juan tizol, johnny hodges, and harry carney. Washingtonlee jazz big band duke ellingtons nutcracker suite. The vocalist, songwriter, and poet came out of chicago 25 years ago singing jazz, cognizant of the musics history in that city and this country, melding poetry with music, telling stories. Nutcracker suite is a work that most of us know from the christmas holiday, a ballet that as a schoolchild one had to see.
Dec 19, 20 from dukes nutcracker to a cynical carol, jazz for christmas american routes host nick spitzer calls in to chat with nprs david greene about noteworthy christmas contributions from some of. Dec 25, 2009 seeing as how it is christmas, i figured that another mass upload would be an appropriate gift to give out on youtube, and what better to start with, then duke ellington s rendition of the. Performance of duke ellingtons jazz interpretations of. In 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorn arranged their own jazz version of the suite for columbia records. 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. Dec 03, 2015 the story behind the jazzedup nutcracker. The tchaikovskys nutcracker suite rearranged by duke ellington and billy strayhorn duke ellington and his orchestra. His band and guest singers austin and washington breathe new life into the singular cultural fusion of tchaikovsky with the orchestral language of ellington. Visions of sugar rum cherries tap dance in her head the. A number of the dukes original members of his 19381941 band performed on the recording including. The friends university ballet department will once again present the jazz version of a holiday favorite, ellington s nutcracker. Before the ballets premiere in 1892, tchaikovsky selected eight of the.
Dorrance and her collaborators, gesturing at a wide range of moods and traditions, have fused tap and. The legendary composing and arranging skills of duke ellington and billy strayhorn also make it nutcracker season for jazz aficionados. At christmas 1960, the composing duo managed something truly extraordinary. The jazz loft big band will perform duke ellington s jazz nutcracker suite. The nutcracker is embodied by a woman, the aptly crisp. Nutcracker suite limitededition jetzt portofrei fur 27,99 euro kaufen. The acclaimed chicago jazz orchestra cjo will debut a new holiday music tradition in chicago when it presents duke ellington and billy strayhorns the nutcracker suite, a jazzinfused. Its a challenge to transform the nutcracker suites romantic orchestra into jumpin jazz melodies, but thats exactly what duke ellington and his collaborator, billy strayhorn, did. 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. Excerpts from nutcracker swing part 6 wynton marsalis official. Florida atlantic university s department of music in the dorothy f. Ccm has become an allsteinway school through the kindness of its. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite.
Listen before or after reading the nutcracker in harlem by t. The museum holds the original scorepart of our vast duke ellington collectionwith 100,000 pages of his unpublished music. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Kurt elling is a very respected jazz vocalist from the states. Ellington and strayhorns the nutcracker suite at studenaker. 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 the nutcracker suite rtv slovenia symphony. Jay althouse alfred music publishing this a cappella minicollection of three of duke ellington s biggest hits is full of tasty harmonies to make your vocal jazz group or concert choir sound hip and sophisticated. 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. 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. 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 their doubts that the project would amount to much. By adapting tchaikovskys score for jazz orchestra, ellington was poised to both widen the appeal of his band and cement his status as a genius. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite 1960.
Vocalist danny bacher will join the band on other holiday music. The classical masterpiece is a holiday favorite and tinkering with something so well known is a bit risky. The rapid pace of product development continued after the millennium. The nutcracker suite sheet music by ellingtonstrayhorn. On sunday afternoon, dancers with ballet afrique were practicing for a jazz version of the christmas classic at their studios in east.