Orchestral Works is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel recorded and released on the Decca label in 1970.[1]
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | May 28, 1970 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and states "fine but one misses his [Ellington's] illustrious orchestra. Interesting but not essential music".[2]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Duke Ellington
- Poetic Commentary "A" - 1:43
- "New World A-Comin'" - 11:20
- Poetic Commentary "B" - 2:36
- "Harlem/The Golden Broom and The Green Apple" - 14:14
- Poetic Commentary "C" - 1:32
- "Stanza 1: The Golden Broom" - 10:18
- Poetic Commentary "D" - 1:20
- "Stanza 2: The Green Apple" - 4:30
- Poetic Commentary "E" - 1:32
- "Stanza 3: The Handsome Traffic Policeman" - 5:57
- Recorded May 28, 1970 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Personnel
edit- Duke Ellington – piano
- The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Erich Kunzel - conductor
References
edit- ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed April 13, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 13, 2010