Swing Is In The Air
Sunday August 25th, 2019 with Peter Feldman
Duke, Duke and more Duke! A dive into some of the Ellington suites we hear way too rarely.
Duke Ellington has long been acknowledged as one of the 20th—or any other—century's greatest composers. Yes, he wrote wonderful, danceable swing, but he also wrote music of wonderfully dense melody and texture. We'll listen to some of that fabulous music today.
| OVERTURE Duke Ellington - Nutcracker Suite - Columbia |
| TOOT TOOT TOOTIE TOOT (DANCE OF THE REED-PIPES) Duke Ellington - Nutcracker Suite - Columbia |
| PEANUT BRITTLE BRIGADE Duke Ellington - Nutcracker Suite - Columbia |
| SUGAR RUM CHERRY (DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY) Duke Ellington - Nutcracker Suite - Columbia |
| ENTR’ACTE Duke Ellington - Nutcracker Suite - Columbia |
| VOLGA VOUTY (RUSSIAN DANCE) Duke Ellington - Nutcracker Suite - Columbia |
| CHINOISERIE (CHINESE DANCE) Duke Ellington - Nutcracker Suite - Columbia |
| DANSE OF THE FLOREADORES (WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS) Duke Ellington - Nutcracker Suite - Columbia |
| ARABESQUE COOKIE (ARABIAN DANCE) Duke Ellington - Nutcracker Suite - Columbia |
| The Queen's Suite: Sunset and the Mockingbird Duke Ellington - The Ellington Suites - Pablo |
| The Queen's Suite: Lightning Bugs and Frogs Duke Ellington - The Ellington Suites - Pablo |
| The Queen's Suite: Le Sucrier Velours Duke Ellington - The Ellington Suites - Pablo |
| The Queen's Suite: Northern Lights Duke Ellington - The Ellington Suites - Pablo |
| The Queen's Suite: The Single Petal of a Rose Duke Ellington - The Ellington Suites - Pablo |
| The Queen's Suite: Apes and Peacocks Duke Ellington - The Ellington Suites - Pablo |
| Overture: Such Sweet Thunder Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder - Columbia/Legacy |
| Sonnet to Hank Cinq Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder - Columbia/Legacy |
| Half the Fun Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder - Columbia/Legacy |
| The Telecasters Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder - Columbia/Legacy |
| Sonnet for Sister Kate Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder - Columbia/Legacy |
| Up and Down, Up and Down (I Will Lead Them Up and Down) Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder - Columbia/Legacy |
| Sonnet in Search of a Moor Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder - Columbia/Legacy |
| The Star-Crossed Lovers Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder - Columbia/Legacy |
| Sonnet for Caesar Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder - Columbia/Legacy |
| Lady Mac Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder - Columbia/Legacy |
| Madness in Great Ones Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder - Columbia/Legacy |
| Circle of Fourths Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder - Columbia/Legacy |
| The Goutelas Suite: Fanfare Benoît Delbecq - Crescendo in Duke - Nato |
| The Goutelas Suite: Goutelas Benoît Delbecq - Crescendo in Duke - Nato |
| The Goutelas Suite: Get Withit-ness Benoît Delbecq - Crescendo in Duke - Nato |
| The Goutelas Suite: Something Benoît Delbecq - Crescendo in Duke - Nato |
| The Goutelas Suite: Having at It Benoît Delbecq - Crescendo in Duke - Nato |
| Harlem Airshaft Duke Ellington - The Duke at Fargo 1940 - Storyville |
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