The Nutcracker Suite | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | May 26, 31, June 3, 21–22, 1960 | |||
Studio | Radio Recorders, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Jazz, Christmas | |||
Label |
Columbia CL 1541 | |||
Duke Ellington chronology | ||||
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The Nutcracker Suite is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for Columbia Records in 1960 featuring jazz interpretations of the 1892 ballet " The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky, arranged by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. [1]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
All compositions by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Recorded on May 26 (tracks 1 and 5), May 31 (track 2), June 3 (tracks 4 and 8), 21 (tracks 3 and 7) and 22 (tracks 6 and 9), 1960.
The Nutcracker Suite | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | May 26, 31, June 3, 21–22, 1960 | |||
Studio | Radio Recorders, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Jazz, Christmas | |||
Label |
Columbia CL 1541 | |||
Duke Ellington chronology | ||||
|
The Nutcracker Suite is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for Columbia Records in 1960 featuring jazz interpretations of the 1892 ballet " The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky, arranged by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. [1]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
All compositions by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Recorded on May 26 (tracks 1 and 5), May 31 (track 2), June 3 (tracks 4 and 8), 21 (tracks 3 and 7) and 22 (tracks 6 and 9), 1960.