Released 1964 Release date 1964 | Label Rhino/Warner Bros. | |
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Recorded January 31, February 8, 14 & 21, 1963 Similar Duke Ellington albums, Jazz albums | ||
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The Symphonic Ellington is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded and released on the Reprise label in 1963. The album features recordings of Ellington's orchestra with the Paris Symphony Orchestra, the Stockholm Symphony Orchestra, the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, and the La Scala Symphony Orchestra.
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- Duke ellington the symphonic ellington la scala she too pretty to be blue
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "With most of his all-star soloists heard from in this program and a complete avoidance of trying to make his music sound so-called "respectable" or self-consciously third stream, Ellington's arrangements keep the strings from weighing down the proceedings and the music is actually quite successful".
Track listing
All music composed by Duke Ellington.
Recorded at Salle Wagram, Paris on January 31, 1963 (tracks 3 & 6), at Solna-Sundbyberg, Sweden on February 8, 1963 (tracks 1 & 2), at Hamburg, Germany on February 14, 1963 (track 4) and at Studio Zanibelli, Milan, Italy on February 21, 1963 (track 5).
Personnel
Songs
1Night Creature (First Movement): Blind Bug (Remastered Version)Duke Ellington's Washingtonians4:08
2Night Creature (Second Movement): Stalking Monster (Remastered Version)7:52
3Night Creature (Third Movement): Dazzling CreatureDuke Ellington's Washingtonians4:02