In 1960, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn arranged their own adaptation of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite for the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

Features:
180g vinyl
Pressed at Pallas in Germany

Musicians:
Duke Ellington, piano
Johnny Hodges, saxophone
Harry Carney, saxophone
Paul Gonzalves, saxophone
Russell Procope, saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton, saxophone
Ray Nance, trumpet
Willie Cook, trumpet
Andrew Meringuito, trumpet
Eddie Mullins, trumpet
Juan Tizol, trombone
Lawrence Brown, trombone
Britt Woodman, trombone
“Booty” Wood, trombone
Sam Woodyard, drums
Aaron Bell, bass

Selections:
1. Overture
2. Toot Toot Tootsie Toot (Dance of the Reed – Pipes)
3. Peanut Brittle Brigade (March)
4. Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
5. Entr’acte
6. The Volga Vouty (Russian Dance)
7. Chinoiserie (Chinese Dance)
8. Dance of the Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers)
9. Arabesque Cookie (Arabian Dance)