Duke Ellington and His Orchestra The Nutcracker Suite - Pure DSD
Duke Ellington, already an iconic figure in jazz, collaborated with Billy Strayhorn, his longtime arranger and pianist, to reinterpret classical works. The Nutcracker Suite was part of their broader effort to demonstrate jazz's capability to transform and reinterpret other musical traditions.
The project was as much an artistic exploration as it was a statement: jazz could elevate itself to interpret canonical classical works, positioning itself as a high art form.
Artist(s): Adapted By – Billy Strayhorn
Adapted By, Piano – Duke Ellington
Orchestra – Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Bass – Aaron Bell
Drums – Sam Woodyard
Saxophone – Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Russell Procope
Trombone – "Booty" Wood, Britt Woodman, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown
Trumpet – Andres Meringuito, Eddie Mullins, Ray Nance, Willie Cook
Recording Info: Recorded in Los Angeles between 26/5/60 and 22/6/60
Sourced from a 15ips 2-track tape Production Master
Analog: Transferred using a modified Studer 810 tape deck feeding a Merrill Tape Preamp
Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by an Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for all components
1 Overture 3:19
2 Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance Of The Reed-Pipes) 2:28
3 Peanut Brittle Brigade (March) 4:36
4 Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy) 3:04
5 Entr'acte 1:51
6 The Volga Vouty (Russian Dance) 2:52
7 Chinoiserie (Chinese Dance) 2:50
8 Dance Of The Floreadores (Waltz Of The Flowers) 4:03
9 Arabesque Cookie (Arabian Dance) 5:43
Please Note: This release was mastered in DSD with no PCM. (Pure DSD)
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