11 - The Missing Last Act of an American Composer

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The Missing Last Act of an American Composer

The Duke at Tanglewood 

       Recorded July 28, 1965

Caravan 4:31

Mood Indigo 2:51

The Mooche 3:18

I Let A Song Go Out of My Heart 2:44

I'm Beginning To See The Light 2:37

Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me 2:39

Sophisticated Lady 3:21

Timon of Athens March 3:09

Solitude 3:00

I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 4:12

Satin Doll 2:33

Love Scene (From Timon of Athens) 2:24 [as per Jack's book although, I note, Shakespeare's Timon of Athens does not have any love scenes]

Single Petal of a Rose 2:41

I cannot find a version that matches this release

Extra: Full Album

The Symphonic Ellington

       Recordings: Paris, France Jan. 31, 1963;
       Sundyberg, Sweden, Feb. 8, 1963;
       Hamburg, Germany Feb. 14, 1963;
       Milan, Itlay Feb. 21, 1963

Night Creature, First movement ("Blind Bug") 5:39

Second Movement ("Stalking Monster") 7:48 with Stockholm Symphony

Third Movement ("Dazzling Creature") 3:58 with Paris Symphony

Non-Violent Integration 5:24 with Hamburg Symphony

LaScala, She Too Pretty to Be Blue 6:11 with La Scala Orchestra

[A Tone Parallel to] Harlem 14:01 with Paris Symphony

Four Symphonic Works by Duke Ellington

American Composers Orchestra conducted by Maurice Peress

       Recorded June 27, 1988

Black, Brown, and Beige Suite 18:04 Orchestrated Maurice Peress

Three Black Kings/Les Trois Rois Noirs 19:11 Orchestrated Luther Henderson

New World A-Comin' 13:47 Orchestrated Maurice Peress

[A Tone Parallel to] Harlem 15:25 Orchestrated Luther Henderson and Maurice Peress

Orchestral Works

Duke Ellington piano with Cincinnati Symphony conducted by Erich Kunzel

       Ellington Composer, Symphonic scores Luther Henderson

New World A Comin'

[A Tone Parallel to] Harlem

The Golden Broom and the Green Apple

Stanza 1: The Golden Broom 10:16

Stanza 2: The Green Appple 4:27

Stanza 3: The Handsome Traffic Policeman 5:57

The Queen's Suite

       Recordings Feb. 25, April 1, April 14, 1959

Sunset and Mocking Bird 3:44

Lightning Bugs and Frogs 2:47

Le Sucrier Velours 2:40

Northern Lights 3:30

The Single Petal of a Rose 4:03

Apes and Peacocks 3:00

Creole Rhapsody

       Jan. 20, 1931

Creole Rhapsody Part 1 3:07 Jan. 20, 1931

Creole Rhapsody Part 2 3:18 Jan. 20, 1931

       June 11, 1931

Creole Rhapsody Part 1 4:04 June 11, 1931

Creole Rhapsody Part 2 4:23 June 11, 1931

Creole Blues 2:30 July 14, 1960 from Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque

Neo-Creole 3:52 June 20, 1969 from Up In Duke's Workshop

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