Duke Ellington - Harlem (1950)

[@cywiringwlad]

That ending IS EVERYTHING. 💥👑

[@aaronstoutmusic9736]

idk who played 1st trumpet for this recording but they have some serious range, unreal

[@yagiz885]

That opening is such a bop

[@hippolytabaker9559]

Oh my God yesssssssssssssss Ellington's orchestrated works are sooooooo good The River is probably my favorite

[@Cmaj7]

They really are! I think Three Black Kings is my favorite besides this one

[@HenryMidfields]

Awesome! His orchestral works are finally coming to light!!!!

[@ultradmann2367]

I'm just discovering this from the album it came from with Ellington's River Suite, Solitude, and The WIlliam Dawson Negro Folk Symphony. I heard that opening with the lead trumpet(s) sitting on top of everything like an insistent alarm clock letting you know that this was about to be a very colorful and dope music ride from beginning to end. It's such a demanding piece but damn if it doesn't need to be played, but the original jazz chart of it AND this orchestration. Unreal how good this is.

[@vyvianspipes]

Masterful. Ingenious. Noteworthy. In no way is this limited in any attribute in which it comprised. But can I say, how he effectively evokes the ever-present liveliness of a crowded and bustling cityscape! Ellington puts into limelight a rather passionate and heartfelt interpretation on metropolis and other densely populous regions. The energy here is underratingly immense, and conveys with absolute flawlessness the spit image of urban sights and sounds. Ellington knew any one of his envisioned ideas inside and out, thus producing the repertoire he did. A mind like such is not ubiquitous. He was a certain gem on this planet!!

[@Twentythousandlps]

The best way to hear this is in the version Ellington composed and orchestrated for his orchestra.

[@bubidibap]

Fabulous!

[@Scriabin_fan]

I had no idea Duke Ellington wrote for orchestra.

[@Cmaj7]

Well, this was orchestrated by Luther Henderson who worked with Ellington orchestrating a few of his works. You can hear Ellington’s original jazz band version in “A Tone Parallel to Harlem.”

[@kingofstringz1000]

@@Cmaj7 I know you have that in the description but I suggest putting the orchestrator in the title as well. Thanks for all of your hard work and excellent curation of “classical” music, the manifestation of beauty in sound

[@dcanjani8837]

Hear Night creatures , by him, coreographed by Alvin ailey

[@richardhn6481]

Superb...incomparable...genius! (I understate!)

[@kovachito]

Thanks for sharing, Cmaj7.!! Great stuff. Regards!!

[@leonardobautista1619]

Great piece and orchestration!

[@longfade]

Oh wow, this is the best recording of this piece I’ve heard yet. Thanks for posting; definitely looking for this LP.

[@khalidabdullah552]

There's no substitute for excellence!

[@damguitarNYC]

Awesome!!!

[@cadenzalien4554]

nice.

[@crazying186]

Cool!!!

[@WilfriedBerk]

1:33 clarinet solo 7:40 cadenza 10:25

[@asa.pankeiki]

What do those “tacet” and “dictated” parts exactly mean?

[@Cmaj7]

I think dictated means on conductor cue (free time). Tacet is probably edits to the score where the part was removed. They’re sometimes still played so they’re quasi-optional parts

[@santiagovidal9562]

10:26 gotta be the best part

[@sockmace]

I’m surprised no one’s made any Harlem Shake jokes.

[@filipdomazetovic8684]

that was like 10 years ago xD im suprised anyone still remembers that

[@cell8740]

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[@hamifiedgamez6664]

Fantaaaastic! But must be a nighmare to conduct!

[@musicfriendly12]

You can tell that the lead trumpet had good chops in this recording, but still not good enough chops lol

[@queenofastora]

🤍🤍

[@vine2197]

What

[@aidandebie8189]

What

[@dabendan79]

what

[@dabendan79]

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[@normangrubb2210]

Imagine if Harlem still sounded like this. Music like this makes me really fear that the world, that culture, perhaps culture as we knew it, is dying.

[@hoist8111]

I don't think Harlem had orchestras playing in the streets in the 50s or at any point.

[@AndreyRubtsovRU]

Kinda feels like Dances from Westside story wannabies that... didn't quite made it :-). Lots of v nice sections though.

[@maxgregorycompositions6216]

This preceded West Side Story by 7 years.

[@AndreyRubtsovRU]

@@maxgregorycompositions6216 nice

[@maxgregorycompositions6216]

@@AndreyRubtsovRU So yeah, if anything, West Side Story would be a wannabe of this.

[@longfade]

Ugh.

[@jeremystobingham2362]

I used to believe there were no wrong opinions... Until I saw this god-awful take.