The Ellington Suites

by Duke Ellington

The Ellington Suites cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Pablo
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 48:34
  • Community rating: 4.09/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released posthumously, this collection compiles three distinct long-form suites recorded over a span of thirteen years. Highlighting his unparalleled ability to blend European classical structures with sophisticated jazz orchestration, the recording serves as a profound testament to his towering genius as a 20th-century composer.

Genres

Descriptors: suite, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Sunset And The Mocking Bird - The Queen's Suite (3:47)
  2. Lightning Bugs And Frogs - The Queen's Suite (2:49)
  3. Le Sucrier Velours - The Queen's Suite (2:42)
  4. Northern Lights - The Queen's Suite (3:31)
  5. The Single Petal Of A Rose - The Queen's Suite (4:04)
  6. Apes And Peacocks - The Queen's Suite (3:02)
  7. Fanfare - The Goutelas Suite (0:30)
  8. Goutelas - The Goutelas Suite (1:10)
  9. Get-With-Itness - The Goutelas Suite (1:52)
  10. Something - The Goutelas Suite (5:20)
  11. Having At It - The Goutelas Suite (3:32)
  12. Fanfare - Take 2 (0:30)
  13. Uwis - The Uwis Suite (7:48)
  14. Klop - The Uwis Suite (1:57)
  15. Loco Madi - The Uwis Suite (5:52)

Credits

  • Jimmy Woode - double bass
  • Joe Benjamin - double bass
  • Jimmy Johnson - drums
  • Rufus Jones - drums
  • Harold Ashby - reeds
  • Harold Minerve - reeds
  • Harry Carney - reeds
  • Jimmy Hamilton - reeds

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