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Such Sweet Thunder

Such Sweet Thunder
Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder.jpg
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
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 5/5 stars

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.

NPR has included this album on their Basic Jazz Record Library.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.


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