Conductor, composer and pianist Duke Ellington (1899-1974) part 47. During this hour Strayhorn-Ellington interpretations of Tchaikovsky’s famous classical ballet “The Nutcracker”, pieces from Edvar Grieg’s “Peer Gynt Suite” and furthermore “Suite Thursday”, Ellington’s musical vision on the novel by John Steinbeck.
Sources:
D.E.: Three Suites (Columbia CK 46825)
D.E.: The Great Paris Concert (Atlantic Jazz 304-2)
