Such Sweet Thunder

by Duke Ellington

Such Sweet Thunder cover art

A magnificent Shakespearean suite from Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. This album is a perfect example of how Ellington wrote not just for instruments, but for the specific, irreplaceable voices of the musicians in his band.

Genres

  • Big Band
  • Swing

Tracklist

  1. Such Sweet Thunder
  2. Sonnet for Caesar
  3. Sonnet to a Moor
  4. Lady Mac
  5. The Star-Crossed Lovers