tracks

The Degas Suite
Introduction - Opening Titles
Race
Racing
Piano Pastel
Improvisation - Marcia Regina
Piano Pastel
Daily Double
Drawings
Promenade
Sonnet
Race
The River
The Spring
The Run
The Meander
The Giggling Rapids
The Lake
The Falls
The Whirlpool
The River
The Neo-Hip-Hot Kiddies Community
The Village Of The Virgins
Her Majesty The Sea
The Spring

notes

"This is one in a series of ten albums that, taken together, is the definitive collection of the significant compositions written by Duke Ellington and some other songs long associated with his body of work. These recordings were personally produced by Duke Ellington himself and have remained in his private collection since their completion. Documenting a large portion of his musical work, some of which have never been commercially released, these private recordings are being made available by Ellington's family for the first time."

The Degas Suite is an original movie score, the film has never been finished.
Recorded New York, November 6, 1968 except 'Daily Double', December 3, 1968

The River is an original ballet score.
Recorded 1970:
May 25 in Chicago: 2a to 2e, 2l
June 8 in New York: 2f
June 3 in New York: 2g to 2j
June 15 in New York: 2k

(P) 1987 LMR Records
(C) 1988 Atlantic Recording Corporation. A Warner Communications Company.
Made in USA by WEA Manufacturing Inc.

credits

Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: 1)
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Russell Procope
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Norris Turney (tracks: 2)
Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney
Bass – Jeff Castleman (tracks: 1), Joe Benjamin (tracks: 2)
Bass Trombone – Chuck Connors (tracks: 1)
Drums – Rufus Jones
Executive-Producer – Herb Moelis, Mel Fuhrman, Mercer Ellington, Stanley Dance
Glockenspiel – Walter Rosenberg (tracks: 2)
Illustration [Cover] – Nancy Stahl
Liner Notes – Stanley Dance
Music Consultant – Bob Carlton
Piano – Duke Ellington
Producer – Duke Ellington
Producer [For Compact Disc] – Harry Hirsch
Tenor Saxophone – Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves
Timpani [Tymps] – Elayne Jones (tracks: 2)
Trombone – Booty Wood (tracks: 2), Chuck Connors (tracks: 2), Cliff Heathers, (tracks: 2), Julian Priester (tracks: 2)
Trumpet – Al Rubin, (tracks: 2), Cat Anderson (tracks: 2), Cootie Williams (tracks: 2), Dave Burns (tracks: 2), Fred Stone (tracks: 2), Mercer Ellington (tracks: 2), Money Johnson (tracks: 2), Willie Cook (tracks: 1)
Written-By – Duke Ellington
Xylophone, Marimba – Dave Fitz (tracks: 2)

companies

Distributed By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Phonographic Copyright (p) – LMR Records
Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Made By – WEA Manufacturing Inc.

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