Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Featuring dancers from age four through high school. 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. Ensemblenew york, and a 1960 duke ellingtonbilly strayhorn jazz version. Jazz nutcracker puts swinging spin on holiday classic. Sep 03, 2011 so on the local jazz station they play a version of the sugar plum faire nutcracker suite its 100% jazz awesome, but i havent been able to find the name of it or the band that plays it, anyone familiar with this toon. It juxtaposes two versions of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite on the same disc. Dec 05, 2019 in 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorn arranged their own jazz version of the suite for columbia records. The nutcracker is often performed during the christmas season due to its content, and many families make it an annual tradition to attend a performance. Tchaikovskys nutcracker, the story of a young girls journey to a magical land on christmas eve, is perhaps not only the composers most famous work but also one of the most famous ballets of all time. Ellingtons version of the dance of the sugar plum fairy is part of his nutcracker suite.
Heres a clever, wellexecuted album with a clever, wellexecuted plan. Nov 19, 2019 east stroudsburg universitys al cohn memorial jazz collection will present the 3 rd annual duke ellingtons nutcracker suite on saturday, december 7, 2019 at 7 p. The nutcracker suite, a work intended for concert performance by an orchestra. The nutcracker suites presents two versions of the holiday classic, the original 1892 composition by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, and a wonderful jazz take of it from 1960, written by ellington and. The nutcracker suite, a selection of pieces from tchaikovskys nowclassic christmas ballet the nutcracker, is a personified depiction of the changing of the seasons. 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. Rock n roll country blues archive videos 4,881 views. Esu insider duke ellingtons nutcracker suite returns to esu.
As master of ceremonies deems taylor points out, there is no nutcracker on the screen. Choreographed and directed by carolyn paine, the production features the companys signature style of fusing ballet, modern, ballroom, tap, jazz, and hip hop with a sense of humor to create a unique show that is fun and accessible for audiences of all ages and is truly a must see holiday classic. Instead, ellington and strayhorn dissect tchaikovsky s orchestration and refract it through jazz layers. By adapting tchaikovskys score for jazz orchestra, ellington was poised to both. Little richard the giants of rock n roll sports palace, rome, italy 17111988 full performance duration. 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. This version has all different styles of dance, so it kind of opens the door for more students, more possibility, said kuhlman. 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. In 1960 duke ellington recorded a jazz version of the nutcracker suite. Nov 27, 2011 if you are after a good and accurate transcription take a gander the taneyev transcription of the entire ballet, he faithfully put down everynote in as close to the original orchestration as possible for many years it was used in ballet schools for rehearsals since the dancers needed to practice with the right musical cues but it was terribly impractical to drag the entire orchestra to each. All the music tchaikovsky wrote for the ballet is great and its refreshing and neat to how hear the familiar pieces of the suite fit in the the work as a whole. Nevertheless, one need not wait an entire year to hear this program again, for feltens four blues alley appearances this december were recorded to appear at some point in 2020 on compact disc and also to appear.
Dec 23, 2016 theres no one perfect nutcracker, ive found but there is a nutcracker for every mood. A hip nutcracker suite will jazz up your christmas spirit. Listen to the duke ellington version of the russian dance entitled the volga vouty. The dorrance version uses the absolutely wonderful jazz arrangement by duke ellington and billy strayhorn. In 2014, canadian electronic music producer brado popcorn released three versions of the song, titled the distorted dance of the sugarplum fairy on. Friends university presents 2019 ellingtons nutcracker.
The original cover for the 1960 big band album, the nutcracker suite, presented three. According to kuhlman, jazz music not only ups the energy level of the show from an aural perspective, but lends itself to much more dynamic dancing. It features a scintillating performance by valery gergiev conducting the kirov orchestra. There is also a great book about dukes nutcracker suite by anna harwell celenza. Duke ellingtons nutcracker suite returns to esu esu. Fortunately for holiday listeners, he teamed with cocomposer billy strayhorn for an intriguing version of the nutcracker suite performed by the ellington orchestra and recorded on a 1960 lp titled three suites. Ellingtonstrayhorns nutcracker suite november 26, 2018.
My first jazz recording duke ellingtons version of the nutcracker. Heres my guide to help you decide which nutcracker is for you. In his original liner notes for the ellingtonstrayhorn nutcracker suite, record producer irving townsend included the fantastic fiction that ellington met tchaikovsky while ellingtons orchestra was performing. The nutcracker tells a story about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on christmas eve and wages a battle against the evil mouse king.
The original was written for ballet, and it was an orchestra piece with strings. A hip nutcracker suite will jazz up your christmas. One of duke ellingtons most delightful adaptations of another composers material is his reworking of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite into jazz. A sweet nutcracker suite with eric felten jazz orchestra at.
The nutcracker suite is a sparkly little box of jewels made up of highlights from tchaikovskys fairy tale ballet the nutcracker, which has become a christmas staple around the world. Not only does jim curnow capture the spirit of the orchestral version, but he has transformed the work into a setting that lets the modern concert band sound its best. Visions of sugar rum cherries tap dance in her head the new. Dec 10, 20 ellington, composer of approximately two thousand compositions, rarely arranged music that was not of his own creation. The show includes a variety of jazz dance styles classical, contemporary, swing, tap. A holiday favorite, i knew the nutcracker suite, so it was a great starting point for my jazz education. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia. Whats the name of the jazz version of the nutcracker suite song. Early in his career setzer was a member of the nyc band bloodless pharaohs, and later fronted the popular rockabilly revival band, stray cats.
An absolute brilliant chart of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. Ellingtons reworking of griegs peer gynt suites including in the hall of the mountain king and his tribute to john steinbeck suite thursday are also among his better extended works, really. The jazz corner hilton head island, sc december 15, 2017 every christmas is the nutcracker season for ballet aficionados. Ellingtons nutcracker will be set to a live jazz band playing the duke ellington orchestras composition. Dec 19, 2019 the eric felten jazz orchestras annual recreation of duke ellingtons nutcracker suite has come and gone for the season. Hoffmanns story is darker and more troubling than the version that reached the stage. On sunday afternoon, dancers with ballet afrique were practicing for a jazz version of the christmas classic at their studios in east.
Tchaikovsky russian dance, nutcracker suite music at home. Dec 18, 2019 its a 30minute suite, not a fulllength ballet score. The shows will be rounded out by recent works, a different combination each week. The music included the catchy, familiar tunes of the nutcracker suite by peter ilyich tchaikovsky, first featured in classical ballet. Ellington, composer of approximately two thousand compositions, rarely arranged music that was not of his own creation. Complete your toscanini and the nbc symphony orchestra collection. Nutcracker suite brown, les, by composer performer. A superb medium arrangement of the bestknown movements from tchaikovskys wellknown ballet. Whats the best nutcracker suite cd version available. So on the local jazz station they play a version of the sugar plum faire nutcracker suite its 100% jazz awesome, but i havent been able to find the name of it or the band that plays it, anyone familiar with this toon.
In 2012, jazz pianist eyran katsenelenbogen released his renditions of dance of the sugar plum fairy, dance of the reed flutes, russian dance and waltz of the flowers from the nutcracker suite. Hoffmann fantasy story the nutcracker and the mouse king, about a girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on christmas eve and wages a battle against the evil mouse king. East stroudsburg universitys al cohn memorial jazz collection will present the 3 rd annual duke ellingtons nutcracker suite on saturday, december 7, 2019 at 7 p. As well as giving a jazz flavor to classical pieces, ellington also created original jazz works that were heavily influenced by the classical style, such as his orchestral piece black, brown and beige which he described as a jazz symphony. Visions of sugar rum cherries tap dance in her head the. The nutcracker suite is the second segment of the 1940 disney film fantasia. Jan 08, 2017 duke ellington was a jazz composer, pianist and bandleader in the early part of the 20th century. The last of his three ballets, it was first performed in december 1892. Austin its a different take on the traditional nutcracker. Oct 08, 20 heres a clever, wellexecuted album with a clever, wellexecuted plan. It is seven and a half minutes of musical inspration, and definitely not for the fainthearted.
Seeing the nutcracker is a childhood rite of passage. Brian setzer born april 10, 1959 in new york is an american guitarist, singer and songwriter whose popular big band orchestra is most appreciated commercially for their swinging take on christmas holiday classics. Recorded november 10, 1926 at the academy of music in philadelphia. Duke ellington was a jazz composer, pianist and bandleader in the early part of the 20th century. It wasnt until 68 years later that ellington and strayhorn released their own version, refocused through the lens of big band jazz. The eric felten jazz orchestras annual recreation of duke ellingtons nutcracker suite has come and gone for the season. 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 legendary composing and arranging skills of duke ellington and billy strayhorn also make it nutcracker season for jazz aficionados. Its a 30minute suite, not a fulllength ballet score. Arabian dance, chinese dance, dance of the flutes, waltz of the flowers. Due to its popularity, the nutcracker has been used for many many different things and in many many different ways. Features many transitions of mood, feel and tempo, as well as a wonderful clarinet quartet, guitar solo also cued on piano, the sax solo, piano solo, and drum licks and rhythms that. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music at the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer.
Nov 02, 2010 little richard the giants of rock n roll sports palace, rome, italy 17111988 full performance duration. 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. The friends university ballet department will once again present the jazz version of a holiday favorite, ellingtons nutcracker. In the late 1940s, milton cross, announcer for the metropolitan opera radio broadcasts between 1931 and 1975, narrated a threerecord 78 rpm and considerably altered version of the story entitled the nutcracker suite for children, with piano accompaniment. Pletnevs transcription of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. In 1960, ellington and strayhorn wrote their version of the famous tchaikovsky ballet. 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. In the ballet nutcracker, you have to be a ballerina. 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. Duke ellingtons 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.
A superb medium arrangement of the bestknown movements fro. Dec 06, 2008 so on the local jazz station they play a version of the sugar plum faire nutcracker suite its 100% jazz awesome, but i havent been able to find the name of it or the band that plays it, anyone familiar with this toon. Before the ballets premiere in 1892, tchaikovsky selected eight of the. Whats the name of the jazz version of the nutcracker suite. Colleen allen was the first musician i thought of who could reimagine the orchestral. He reinterpreted tchaikovskys nutcracker suite as a jazz composer. Ellingtons nutcracker at the jazz corner all about jazz. A sweet nutcracker suite with eric felten jazz orchestra.
Miniature overture, march, dance of the sugar plum fairy, trepak russian dance. Leopold stokowski conducting the philadelphia orchestra. Dorrance became aware of the jazz version was in an evening of. Compositions from duke ellingtons 1960 nutcracker suite sunday, november 3, 2019 doors. The nutcracker suite album version the brian setzer. Washingtonlee jazz big band duke ellingtons nutcracker suite. Complete your tchaikovsky, philadelphia orchestra, eugene ormandy collection. That swould be the nutcracker suite arranged and played by duke ellington. Popular romantic composer of 6 symphones and some of the world most performed ballets including swan lake, the nutcracker and sleeping beauty. In 1960, duke ellington and billy strayhorn arranged their own jazz version of the suite for columbia records. Tchaikovskys addictive tunes do not appear in the jazz version in the way bachs do in, for example, the modern jazz quartets bach recordings. 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.
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