The Symphonic Ellington is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded and released on the Reprise label in 1963.A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 10, 2010 The album features recordings of Ellington's orchestra with the Paris Symphony Orchestra, the Stockholm Symphony Orchestra, the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, and the La Scala Symphony Orchestra.
Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "With most of his all-star soloists heard from in this program and a complete avoidance of trying to make his music sound so-called 'respectable' or self-consciously third stream, Ellington's arrangements keep the strings from weighing down the proceedings and the music is actually quite successful".Yanow, S. [ AllMusic Review] accessed May 10, 2010
Track listing
Recorded at Salle Wagram, Paris, on January 31, 1963 (tracks 3 & 6), at Solna-Sundbyberg, Sweden, on February 8, 1963 (tracks 1 & 2), at Hamburg, Germany, on February 14, 1963 (track 4), and at Studio Zanibelli, Milan, Italy, on February 21, 1963 (track 5).
Personnel Duke Ellington – piano Ray Nance – cornet Cat Anderson, Roy Burrowes, Cootie Williams – trumpet Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper – trombone Chuck Connors – bass trombone Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet Ernie Shepard – bass Sam Woodyard – drums The Paris Symphony Orchestra (tracks 3 & 6) The Stockholm Symphony Orchestra (tracks 1 & 2) The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra (track 4) The La Scala Symphony Orchestra (track 5)
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