- jazz
- 31 min
- 9 tracks
- Columbia
The Nutcracker Suite is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for Columbia Records in 1960 featuring jazz interpretations of the 1892 ballet "The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky, arranged by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.
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Tracks
- 1Overture3:23
- 2Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed-Pipes)2:33
- 3Peanut Brittle Brigade (March)4:41
- 4Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy)3:08
- 5Entr'Acte1:55
- 6The Volga Vouty (Russian dance)2:55
- 7Chinoiserie (Chinese dance)2:53
- 8Danse of the Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers)4:07
- 9Arabesque Cookie (Arabian dance)5:46
9 tracks, 31 minutes.
About the album
- Label
- Columbia
- Released
- 1960
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Vinyl
- Country
- US
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