The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970
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| Studio album by Duke Ellington | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | November 6, 1968 and June 15, 1970 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | LMR | |||
| Producer | Duke Ellington | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970 is the fifth volume of The Private Collection, a series documenting recordings made by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington for his personal collection which was first released on the LMR label in 1987 and later on the Saja label. The album includes "The Degas Suite" which was commissioned for an uncompleted film and inspired by Edgar Degas' paintings of racetrack scenes. Also featured is "The River" which was composed to accompany a ballet by Alvin Ailey which premiered on June 25, 1970 at Lincoln Center's New York State Theater.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Ellington is mostly the lead voice but his star sidemen are heard from on these formerly very rare and somewhat unusual performances. Clearly his genius was strong enough to fill three lifetimes full of new music and this CD contains some melodies that might have been more significant if he had lived long enough to find a place for them".
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