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The Ellington Nutcracker
The Ellington Nutcracker
is a holiday jazz classic. The creativity of Duke
Ellington’s and Billy Strahorn’s arrangements highlight the
individual talents of the musicians to make these stand out
from other holiday music. From the big xciting bras to the
muted brass, the saxophones to the prominent clarinet, this
music is signature Ellington.
The music from the
original was rewritten and expanded to create the “Harlem
Nutcracker” a few years back by Ellington historian David
Berger. The Toledo Jazz Orchestra is proud to present to you
the original arrangements from Duke Ellington’s classic 1960
recording “The Nutcracker Suit,” featuring dancers from the
Toledo School for the Arts.
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