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  • The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
  • Togo Brava Suite
  • This One's for Blanton
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  • Eastbourne Performance
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  • Duke Ellington's Third Sacred Concert
  • Music Is My Mistress
  • American Songbook Series: Duke Ellington
  • Mood Indigo: Capitol Sings Duke Ellington
  • Play On [Original Broadway Cast]
  • Jazz Hits, Vol. 1
  • Duke Ellington: Queenie Pie
  • Paris Blues [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
  • Assault On a Queen [Music from the Motion Picture]
  • That's Life: Nicole Herzog Meets Don Menza

Release Date

April 10, 1966

Duration

54:39

Genre

Styles

Recording Date

1970

Recording Location

  • Cincinnati, OH
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AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

Duke Ellington's collaboration with Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnatti Symphony Orchestra gives one an opportunity to hear Ellington's "The Golden Broom & the Green Apple" and "New World A'Coming" in rare performances along with a symphonic version of "Harlem." Ellington, who is featured throughout on piano, adds verbal "poetic commentary" between sections and the arrangements (which may have been by Luther Henderson) are fine but one misses his illustrious orchestra. Interesting but not essential music.

Track Listing

Sample Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Poetic Commentary "A"
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 01:43 SpotifyAmazon
2
New World A-Comin'
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 11:20 SpotifyAmazon
3
Poetic Commentary "B"
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 02:36 SpotifyAmazon
4
Harlem/The Golden Broom and The Green Apple
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 14:14
5
Poetic Commentary "C"
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 01:32 SpotifyAmazon
6
Stanza 1: The Golden Broom
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 10:18 SpotifyAmazon
7
Poetic Commentary "D"
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 01:20 SpotifyAmazon
8
Stanza 2: The Green Apple
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 04:30 SpotifyAmazon
9
Poetic Commentary "E"
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 01:32 SpotifyAmazon
10
Stanza 3: The Handsome Traffic Policeman
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 05:57 SpotifyAmazon
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