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Three Suites | 
 enlarge | Creators: Edward "duke" Ellington, Paul Horn, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown
Label: Sony
Category: Music
Buy New: $19.95
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 94996
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 46825
UPC: 074644682526
EAN: 0074644682526
ASIN: B0000027ED
Release Date: September 7, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Overture | | • | Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed-Pipes) | | • | Peanut Brittle Brigade | | • | Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy) | | • | Entr'acte | | • | Vola Vouty (Russian Dance) | | • | Chinoiserie (Chinese Dance) | | • | Dance of the Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers) | | • | Arabesque Cookie (Arabian Dance) | | • | Morning Mood | | • | In the Hall of the Mountain King | | • | Solvejg's Song | | • | Ase's Death | | • | Anitra's Dance | | • | Misfit Blues | | • | Schwiphti | | • | Zweet Zurzday | | • | Lay-By |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good for fans of Ellington, fans of the Nutcracker January 12, 2008
C. Fern (Seattle, WA USA)
I'm not much on jazz, so I can't really comment on how it compares to Ellington's other work or other jazz. But if you know someone who likes to have as wide a variety of Christmas music as possible, get them this. A large part of the collection is a bunch of renditions on the most memorable of the Nutcracker music.
What a great program September 3, 2007
Elena T. Lebedev (Natick, MA USA)
It is one of my most favorite programs by Duke Ellington. When you hear it you feel so alive. What a masterpiece! The program includes Tchaikovsky: Teh Nutcracker Suite, Crieg: Peer Gynt Suites Nos 1 and 2 and Ellington-Strayhorn: Suite Thursday (when you count it make them 4 suites though :-) - probably Math was not their strongest skill).
It is a great program I am sure you will enjoy. Buy it now if you did not do it yet :-)
Epitome of Ellington December 21, 2006
Patty St. George (Boston, MA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Three Suites highlights the genius that is Duke Ellington. His music for Jazz Orchestra from the Nutcracker takes the music of Tchaikovsky to a new, modern dimension that will no doubt resonate with many the way the classical ballet music does not. The music for Peer Gynt is all at once subtle, dramatic and at times, haunting. I am not a passionate jazz fan, but Ellington seems to reach beyond to bring even the more wary among us along on the ride. If you don't have any other work by Ellington in your collection, this is a pretty good one to start with.
Needs remaster/repackage treatment June 2, 2005
Shawn Carter (Pheonix, AZ)
10 out of 18 found this review helpful
First of all, this needs to be remastered the way "Blues In Orbit" and the rest of the new Ellington reissues are being reissued, with DSD transfer. The cover is also very cheep looking. This cd sounds good (although very shrill at some points, like movement three on nutcracker, but needs more spacing between instruments. Second, this will please begginer Ellington fans, more than the expierenced. This is hardly essential, although it has many moments. "Suite-Thursday", to me is the best suite here. I don't listen to Ellington/Strayhorn's work for interperatations, I listen to them for thier brilliant original compositions. "Suite Thursday" is the only orginal work here and therefore takes top priority. "Nutcracker" upon first listened, sounded dissipointing, but I am beginning to come around to the arragements. "Peter Grant Suite" strike me as much better than "Nutcracker". One of the best jazz clarinetist's, Jimmy Hamilton shines throughout the whole thing.
You Can't Miss Here with Duke Swinging Some Classics! January 18, 2005
S. Henkels (Devon, Pa United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The classics were almost standards for the great big bands to perform in their own unique styles. In fact, the Nutcracker has been performed and recorded over many years by many of the great bands. This CD uniquely displays Duke's version, tailoring 2 great classics to his unique, sometimes humorous, renditions for his many gifted instrumentalists, especially the sax men. True, I find parts of the Nutcracker just a tad dissonent at times, but Duke often liked to stretch the limits of his own, and other's compositions. This originality is what makes the Ellington the #top band of them all ,even if it did not always swing like say, Count Basie's, band. The PEER GYNT is at least as good, notably with the band playing the sad parts in a completely unique way! Topped off with their own piece, you can be sure that this CD will be listened to for a long time, even if it does (temporarily, one hopes) go out of print at some future date.
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