Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.

1961 album by Duke Ellington

Swinging Suites by Edward E. & Edward G.

Studio album by

Duke Ellington

Released| c. 1961[1]
Recorded| June 28, 29 & 30, and October 10, 1960
Studio| Radio Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre| Jazz, swing, big band, third stream
Label| Columbia CL 1597 / CS 8397
Producer| Irving Townsend
Duke Ellington chronology
| Piano in the Background
(1960)  | Swinging Suites by Edward E. & Edward G.
(1961)  | Unknown Session
(1960)

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Swinging Suites by Edward E. & Edward G. (also known as Peer Gynt Suite/Suite Thursday) is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for the Columbia label in 1960 featuring a jazz interpretation of Peer Gynt by Grieg and Ellington's tribute to John Steinbeck's Sweet Thursday, co-written by Billy Strayhorn.[2] The album was rereleased on CD as Three Suites along with Ellington's reworking of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker in 1990.

## Reception

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The Allmusic customer rating awarded the album 4½ stars.[3]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]

In the 1960s, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music made a statement, referring to a Swedish law paragraph called "Klassikerskyddet" ("Protection of Classics") in the copyright legislation, that Duke Ellington's jazz versions on the album were "offending to the nordic music culture". Ellington withdrew the album and the case was never tried in court.[4]

In 1992, The New York Times reviewed a live performance of Ellington's Peer Gynt adaption: "The pieces, with their dense and gorgeous harmonies, lend themselves perfectly to live performance" and "the melody kept peeking around creamy harmonies, hurtling up-tempo sections abruptly merged with ballads".[5]

## Track listing

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Selections from "Peer Gynt" suites No. 1 and 2 written by Edvard Grieg adapted by Duke Ellington

1. "Morning Mood" – 4:24
2. "In the Hall of the Mountain King" – 2:33
3. "Solvejg's Song" – 3:59
4. "Ase's Death" – 3:47
5. "Anitra's Dance" – 2:58

"Suite Thursday" written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn

1. "Misfit Blues" – 4:09
2. "Schwiphti" – 3:04
3. "Zweet Zurzday" – 3:56
4. "Lay-By" – 4:50

Recorded in Los Angeles on June 28 (tracks 1 & 5), June 29 (tracks 3 & 4), June 30 (track 2), and October 10 (tracks 6–9), 1960.[6]

## Personnel

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* Duke Ellington – piano
* Willie Cook, Fats Ford, Eddie Mullins, Gerald Wilson (track 2) – trumpet
* Ray Nance, – trumpet, violin (on "Lay-By") (uncredited)
* Lawrence Brown, Matthew Gee, Booty Wood, Britt Woodman (tracks 1–5) – trombone
* Juan Tizol – valve trombone
* Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
* Johnny Hodges (tracks 1–5), Paul Horn (tracks 6–9) – alto saxophone
* Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
* Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
* Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
* Aaron Bell – bass
* Sam Woodyard – drums

## References

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1. ^ Reviewed on March 5, 1961 in The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, p. 65, digitally archived on Newspapers.com, accessed December 31, 2016
2. ^ "A Duke Ellington Panorama". Retrieved 2022-08-10.
3. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed May 28, 2010
4. ^ Marianne Levin. Lärobok i immaterialrätt (p 167–168), 2011, Nordstedts Juridik. Tionde upplagan. ISBN 978-91-39-20550-0.
5. ^ Peter Watrous. "Review/Jazz; Variations on a Theme of Ellington", The New York Times, 10 August 1992. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
6. ^ "1951–1960". ellingtonia.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

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Duke Ellington

Discography

Studio albums|

* Harlem Jazz, 1930
* Ellingtonia, Vol. One
* Ellingtonia, Vol. Two
* Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
* The Blanton–Webster Band
* Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
* Smoke Rings
* Liberian Suite
* Great Times!
* Masterpieces by Ellington
* Ellington Uptown
* The Duke Plays Ellington
* Ellington '55
* Dance to the Duke!
* Ellington Showcase
* Historically Speaking
* Duke Ellington Presents...
* The Complete Porgy and Bess
* A Drum Is a Woman
* Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956
* Such Sweet Thunder
* Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962
* Ellington Indigos
* Black, Brown and Beige
* Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
* The Cosmic Scene
* Happy Reunion
* Jazz Party
* Anatomy of a Murder
* Festival Session
* Blues in Orbit
* The Nutcracker Suite
* Piano in the Background
* Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.
* Unknown Session
* Piano in the Foreground
* Paris Blues
* Featuring Paul Gonsalves
* Midnight in Paris
* Studio Sessions, New York 1962
* Afro-Bossa
* The Symphonic Ellington
* Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
* Studio Sessions New York 1963
* My People
* Ellington '65
* Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
* Ellington '66
* Concert in the Virgin Islands
* The Popular Duke Ellington
* Far East Suite
* The Jaywalker
* Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York
* ...And His Mother Called Him Bill
* Second Sacred Concert
* Studio Sessions New York, 1968
* Latin American Suite
* The Pianist
* New Orleans Suite
* Orchestral Works
* The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970
* The Intimacy of the Blues
* The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
* Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971
* The Intimate Ellington
* The Ellington Suites
* This One's for Blanton!
* Up in Duke's Workshop
* Duke's Big 4
* Mood Ellington

Live albums|

* Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live
* Black, Brown, and Beige
* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943
* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944
* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946
* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947
* Ellington at Newport
* Dance Concerts, California 1958
* Dance Dates, California 1958
* Newport 1958
* Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II
* Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
* Live at the Blue Note
* Hot Summer Dance
* The Great Paris Concert
* A Concert of Sacred Music
* In the Uncommon Market
* Soul Call
* Yale Concert
* 70th Birthday Concert
* Togo Brava Suite
* Live at the Whitney
* Third Sacred Concert
* Eastbourne Performance

Collaborations|

* Blue Rose
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
* Side by Side
* Back to Back
* The Great Summit
* First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
* Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
* Money Jungle
* Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
* Serenade to Sweden
* Ella at Duke's Place
* The Stockholm Concert, 1966
* Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur
* Francis A. & Edward K.
* It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

Compositions|

* "African Flower"
* "All Too Soon"
* "Azure"
* "Black and Tan Fantasy"
* "Black, Brown and Beige"
* "C Jam Blues"
* "Come Sunday"
* "Cotton Tail"
* "Creole Love Call"
* "Day Dream"
* "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
* "Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
* "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
* "Drop Me Off in Harlem"
* "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo"
* "Echoes of Harlem"
* "Everything but You"
* "I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues"
* "I Didn't Know About You"
* "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
* "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
* "I'm Beginning to See the Light"
* "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
* "In a Mellow Tone"
* "In a Sentimental Mood"
* "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
* "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
* "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
* "The Mooche"
* "Mood Indigo"
* " Prelude to a Kiss"
* "Rocks in My Bed"
* "(In My) Solitude"
* "Sophisticated Lady"
* Queenie Pie (unfinished opera)

| by Billy Strayhorn|

* "Take the 'A' Train"
* "Lush Life"
* "Chelsea Bridge"
* "Something to Live For"
* "Satin Doll"
* "Blood Count"

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by Juan Tizol|

* "Caravan"
* "Perdido"

Orchestra
members|

* Hayes Alvis
* Cat Anderson
* Ivie Anderson
* Harold Ashby
* Alice Babs
* Shorty Baker
* Butch Ballard
* Art Baron
* Aaron Bell
* Louie Bellson
* Joe Benjamin
* Barney Bigard
* Lou Blackburn
* Jimmy Blanton
* Wellman Braud
* Lawrence Brown
* Harry Carney
* Johnny Coles
* Willie Cook
* Buster Cooper
* Kay Davis
* Wild Bill Davis
* Wilbur de Paris
* Bobby Durham
* Mercer Ellington
* Rolf Ericson
* Jimmy Forrest
* Victor Gaskin
* Peter Giger
* Tyree Glenn
* Paul Gonsalves
* Sonny Greer
* Fred Guy
* Jimmy Hamilton
* Otto Hardwick
* Shelton Hemphill
* Rick Henderson
* Al Hibbler
* Johnny Hodges
* Major Holley
* Charlie Irvis
* Quentin Jackson
* Hilton Jefferson
* Herb Jeffries
* Freddie Jenkins
* Money Johnson
* Herbie Jones
* Wallace Jones
* Taft Jordan
* Al Killian
* Queen Esther Marrow
* Wendell Marshall
* Murray McEachern
* Louis Metcalf
* James "Bubber" Miley
* Harold "Geezil" Minerve
* Ray Nance
* Tricky Sam Nanton
* Oscar Pettiford
* Eddie Preston
* Russell Procope
* Junior Raglin
* Betty Roché
* Ernie Royal
* Al Sears
* Joya Sherrill
* Willie Smith
* Elmer Snowden
* Rex Stewart
* Billy Strayhorn
* Billy Taylor
* Clark Terry
* Juan Tizol
* Norris Turney
* Ben Webster
* Arthur Whetsel
* Cootie Williams
* Nelson Williams
* Skippy Williams
* Booty Wood
* Jimmy Woode
* Britt Woodman
* Sam Woodyard

Related|

* Mercer Ellington (son)
* Sacred Concerts
* Duke Ellington Bridge
* Duke Ellington Circle
* Duke Ellington Memorial
* Duke Ellington House
* Duke Ellington School of the Arts
* Luther Henderson
* Irving Mills
* Sophisticated Ladies
* Play On!
* Jam Session
* Steve Ellington

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Gerald Wilson

Studio albums|

* You Better Believe It! (1961)
* Moment of Truth (1962)
* Portraits (1963–64)
* McCann/Wilson (with Les McCann, 1964)
* On Stage (1965)
* Feelin' Kinda Blues (1965)
* The Golden Sword (1966)
* Everywhere (1967–68)
* California Soul (1968)
* Eternal Equinox (1969)
* Lomelin (1981)
* Jessica (1982)
* Calafia (1984)
* Jenna (1989)
* State Street Sweet (1994)
* Theme for Monterey (1997)
* New York, New Sound (2003)
* In My Time (2005)
* Monterey Moods (2007)
* Detroit (2009)
* Legacy (2011)

Live albums|

* Live and Swinging (1967)

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Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt (1876)

Inspirations|

* Per Gynt
* Jo Gjende

Films|

* Peer Gynt (1915)
* Peer Gynt (1919)
* Peer Gynt (1934)

Stage|

* Peer Gynt (1938 Egk opera)
* Peer Gynt (1998 play)

Music|

* Peer Gynt (1875 incidental music)
* "In the Hall of the Mountain King"
* "Morning Mood"
* Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. (1961)
* "Trying To Be Me" (2000)

Other|

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