label. The suite represents one of Ellington's early extended compositions and was commissioned for the Liberian centennial. The Liberian Suite was released...
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– 3:04 "Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise" – 4:50 "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1" – 4:52 "Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2" – 4:09 "Liberian Suite: Dance No...
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with additional tracks recorded in 1947 and originally released as the Liberian Suite EP. The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and...
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write and record extended suites, such as his religious "Sacred Concerts", the "Perfume Suite", and the "Latin American Suite". Billboard. Nielsen Business...
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1956) Liberian Suite and a Tone Parallel to Harlem (Columbia, 1956) Piano in the Background (Columbia, 1960) Selections from Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1...
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1944–1946 performances) Ellington Uptown (includes Harlem Suite, Controversial Suite, Liberian Suite) (Columbia, 1947, 1951, 1952 performances) Masterpieces...
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Dubin) – 4:14 "I Like the Sunrise" (Duke Ellington) (from Ellington's Liberian Suite (1947)) – 5:02 "Yellow Days" (Álvaro Carrillo, Alan Bernstein) – 5:00...
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Blanton–Webster Band Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band Smoke Rings Liberian Suite Great Times! Masterpieces by Ellington Ellington Uptown The Duke Plays...
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Blanton–Webster Band Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band Smoke Rings Liberian Suite Great Times! Masterpieces by Ellington Ellington Uptown The Duke Plays...
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Blanton–Webster Band Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band Smoke Rings Liberian Suite Great Times! Masterpieces by Ellington Ellington Uptown The Duke Plays...
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Blanton–Webster Band Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band Smoke Rings Liberian Suite Great Times! Masterpieces by Ellington Ellington Uptown The Duke Plays...
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companion. With Strayhorn, he composed multiple extended compositions, or suites, as well as many short pieces. For a few years at the beginning of Strayhorn's...
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Speaking (Bethlehem, 1956) Duke Ellington Presents... (Bethlehem, 1956) Liberian Suite (Columbia, 1956) Ellington at Newport (Columbia, 1956) A Drum Is a Woman...
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works such as Such Sweet Thunder, A Drum Is a Woman, The Perfume Suite, and Far East Suite, where Strayhorn and Ellington worked closely together. Strayhorn...
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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...
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Nanton and Ellington's only vibraphonist, being well-featured on the Liberian Suite. After, he played also with Howard Biggs's Orchestra. During the 1950s...
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(Impulse!, 1965) With Duke Ellington Side by Side (Verve, 1959) The Nutcracker Suite (Columbia, 1960) Paris Blues (United Artists, 1961) Piano in the Background...
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name as one of his compositions, "Skin Deep". In addition, "The London Suite" (recorded on his album Louie in London) was performed at the Hollywood...
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Far East Suite is a 1967 concept album by American jazz musician Duke Ellington, inspired by his group's tour of Asia. Ellington and longtime collaborator...
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Blanton–Webster Band Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band Smoke Rings Liberian Suite Great Times! Masterpieces by Ellington Ellington Uptown The Duke Plays...
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(Columbia, 1959) Harlem 1964 Ella and Duke at the Côte d'Azur 1966 The Far East Suite 1966 Liederhalle Stuttgart 1967 Live At The Opernhaus Cologne 1969 70th...
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Blanton–Webster Band Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band Smoke Rings Liberian Suite Great Times! Masterpieces by Ellington Ellington Uptown The Duke Plays...
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Blanton–Webster Band Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band Smoke Rings Liberian Suite Great Times! Masterpieces by Ellington Ellington Uptown The Duke Plays...
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Just Friends (1989) Joe Pass – Summer Nights (1990) Paul Bley – Caravan Suite (1993) Terence Blanchard – In My Solitude: The Billie Holiday Songbook (1994)...
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Blanton–Webster Band Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band Smoke Rings Liberian Suite Great Times! Masterpieces by Ellington Ellington Uptown The Duke Plays...
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