Listen to your favorite songs from such sweet thunder by duke ellington now. In august 1956, duke ellington and his orchestra were in canada, performing in the same city as the ongoing stratford. Throughout the 50s and 60s, duke ellington and his sidemen continued to produce a stream of blowing sessions in the studio yet it is records like such sweet thunder which more ably demonstrate why so many serious musicians and critics consider the collaborations between ellington and strayhorn to be the most important in american music. The record is a twelvepart suite based on the work of william shakespeare.
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Duke ellington duke ellington e orquestra sinfonica. Duke ellington and his orchestra such sweet thunder discogs. A twelvepart suite based on the bards plays and sonnets, the album brings lady macbeth to life as a. Niven collection of jazz history, a cassette recording from the jazz artist duke ellington, from the era of 1957. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. By the mid1950s, the precipitous postwar fall of swing and rise of bop, changes in personnel in his band, and a creeping conservatism in his repertoire had made ellington seem a relic of jazzs past. Arguably dukes greatest work, such sweet thunder is also especially useful for illustrating the essence of ellingtons genius, especially his writing for. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Gottlieb at the aquarium in new york, between 19461948. Mar 17, 2008 here is the alumni jazz orchestra perfoming duke ellington s such sweet thunder, live at monroe hall on the campus of hofstra university on november 20, 2005. Choose from duke ellington sheet music for such popular songs as dont get around much anymore, stormy weather, and take the a train.
Such sweet thunder, an album by duke ellington on spotify. Listen free to duke ellington such sweet thunder such sweet thunder, sonnet for caesar and more. Download duke ellington mp3 songs and albums music. Louis armstrong duke ellington such sweet thunder at. Arranged by billy strayhorn, transcribed by david berger. Duke ellington such sweet thunder ravinia festival 1957 past daily downbeat by gordonskene may 28, 2017 duke ellington 1957 premier of his latest suite.
Publications is proud to present this important seri. Notwithstanding the fact that you can pick up any duke ellington record and find hidden gems or orchestral writing which continues to reveal different aspects upon repeated listening, such sweet thunder perhaps offers one of ellington and strayhorns most overtly western suites, recorded 60 years ago, the writing on this record seems startlingly modern, tracks like sonnet for caesar or up. The result was such sweet thunder, one of the most highly acclaimed albums in the ellington discography. Duke ellingtons famous theme song and possibly strayhorns greatest chart. Duke ellington such sweet thunder madness in great ones.
Inspired by the performances of the bards plays, ellington promised that he and strayhorn would write a new shakespeareinspired suite for the next years festival. Such sweet thunder is a duke ellington album, released in 1957. Stream such sweet thunder hd remastered by duke ellington and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Its been 60 years since duke ellington recorded such sweet thunder, a jazz suite based on shakespeares plays. Ellingtons such sweet thunder kirkland performance. Such sweet thunder was originally announced as a stereo and mono release, but only showed up in mono thanks to the technical problems inherent in early stereo in.
Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. We believe that the best music is not only satisfying to listen to but also fun to play. Duke ellington such sweet thunder madness in great. Duke ellington created a milestone in the relationship between jazz and shakespeare with his 1957 jazz suite such sweet thunder. Duke ellington and billy strayhorns such sweet thunder jazz. Apr 22, 2018 a lover of shakespeare, duke ellington composed the such sweet thunder suite as his tribute to the bard. Such sweet thunder combines jazz, shakespeare and st. Music by duke ellington and billy strayhorn jimmy hamilton clarinet, tenor saxophone johnny hodges alto saxophone russell procope. Such sweet thunder duke ellington and his orchestra shazam. Each movementincluding lady mac, sonnet for sister kate, and the starcrossed loversevokes favorite shakespearean characters or quotes. Here is the alumni jazz orchestra perfoming duke ellingtons such sweet thunder, live at monroe hall on the campus of hofstra university on november 20, 2005. Playing the music of duke ellington and billy strayhorn.
Aug 01, 2001 such sweet thunder combines two master artists. A lover of shakespeare, duke ellington composed the such sweet thunder suite as his tribute to the bard. Duke ellington and his orchestra such sweet thunder 1957. The late, great jazz composer and bandleader duke ellington once said, whether it be shakespeare or jazz, the only thing that counts is the. Complete your duke ellington and his orchestra collection. Duke ellington and billy strayhorns such sweet thunder. Ellington and his orchestra premiered the work in april 1957.
The disc includes not only the the suite in its entirety about 35 minutes of music, but 10 bonus tracks that are a mix of alternate takes and other music from i gather. Dont let the instant audience recognition make you think that this is any less than a masterpiece. Duke ellington such sweet thunder live 1957 youtube. Watch the video for such sweet thunder from duke ellingtons giants of jazz for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Jan 01, 2000 listen free to duke ellington such sweet thunder such sweet thunder, sonnet for caesar and more. Such sweet thunder duke ellington the 2008 reissue of this album marks a total reconstruction and rethinking of the original lp, and such a complete break from the original album that its story could fill a book. Form and character in duke ellingtons and billy strayhorns such sweet thunder stephen m.
In 1956, duke ellington and billy strayhorn spent a week at the stratford shakespearean festival. Money jungle with max roach and charles mingus 1962. Duke ellington and his orchestra such sweet thunder. We will be adding more products every month as well as works from other top writers including chuck israels and bill dobbins. Such sweet thunder from such sweet thunder by duke ellington and billy strayhorn jazz ensemble conductor score grade. So, in january 1956, the ellington band recorded strayhorns instrumental backgrounds in new york. An essential part to every jazz musician and students education and experience. Oct 21, 2011 duke ellington such sweet thunder madness in great ones. Eleven songs are linked to shakespearean characters like othello and lady macbeth, and the final number is a tribute to shakespeare himself.
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