Such Sweet Thunder

by Duke Ellington

Such Sweet Thunder cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1957
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 16:38
  • Community rating: 4.74/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Sam Woodyard, Clark Terry, Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Woode

Album Notes & Community Reviews

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

Descriptors: suite, orchestral, theatrical, ambitious, classic

Tracklist

  1. Such Sweet Thunder (3:22)
  2. Sonnet for Caesar (3:00)
  3. Sonnet to a Moor (2:35)
  4. Lady Mac (3:41)
  5. The Star-Crossed Lovers (4:00)

Credits

  • Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - primary artist
  • Jimmy Woode - bass
  • Billy Strayhorn - composed by, orchestrated by
  • Sam Woodyard - drums
  • Irving Townsend - liner notes
  • Roy DeCarava - photography by
  • Duke Ellington - piano, composed by, orchestrated by
  • Harry Carney - saxophone
  • Jimmy Hamilton - saxophone
  • Johnny Hodges - saxophone
  • Paul Gonsalves - saxophone
  • Russell Procope - saxophone
  • Britt Woodman - trombone
  • John Sanders - trombone
  • Quentin Jackson - trombone
  • Cat Anderson - trumpet
  • Clark Terry - trumpet
  • Ray Nance - trumpet
  • Willie Cook - trumpet

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