Such Sweet Thunder

Such Sweet Thunder
Studio album by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Released April 1957 or May 1957
Recorded August 7, 1956 – May 3, 1957
Genre Jazz
Length 76:25
Label Columbia/Legacy
Producer Irving Townsend - Original Recording
Phil Schaap - Reissue
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra chronology
Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956
(1956-57)
Such Sweet Thunder
(1957)
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Such Sweet Thunder is a Duke Ellington album, released in 1957. The record is a twelve part suite based on the work of William Shakespeare.

Track listing

  1. "Such Sweet Thunder" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 3:22
  2. "Sonnet for Caesar" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 3:00
  3. "Sonnet to Hank Cinq" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 1:24
  4. "Lady Mac" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 3:41
  5. "Sonnet in Search of a Moor" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 2:22
  6. "The Telecasters" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 3:05
  7. "Up and Down, Up and Down (I Will Lead Them Up and Down)" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 3:09
  8. "Sonnet for Sister Kate" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 2:24
  9. "The Star-Crossed Lovers" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 4:00
  10. "Madness in Great Ones" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 3:26
  11. "Half the Fun" (Also known as "Lately") (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 4:19
  12. "Circle of Fourths" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 1:45

Bonus tracks

  1. "The Star-Crossed Lovers" (Also known as "Pretty Girl") (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 4:15
  2. "Circle of Fourths" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 1:47
  3. "Suburban Beauty" (Ellington) - 2:56
  4. "A-Flat Minor" (Ellington) - 2:33
  5. "Café au Lait" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 2:49
  6. "Half the Fun" (Alternate take) (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 4:08
  7. "Suburban Beauty" (Alternate take) (Ellington) - 2:56
  8. "A-Flat Minor" (Outtake) (Ellington) - 3:49
  9. "Café au Lait" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 6:21
  10. "Pretty Girl" (Also known as the "Star-Crossed Lovers") (Outtake) (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 8:54

Production/reissue credits

Musicians

Production

Critical reception

NPR has included this album on their Basic Jazz Record Library.[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album 4 stars (out of a possible 4.) Allmusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars.

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. http://www.npr.org/2011/06/17/4543727/duke-ellington-such-sweet-thunder

Bibliography (further reading)

Contemporary reviews and journalism

Historical and analytical writings (in reverse chronological order)

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