Sunset and the Mocking Bird

Duke Ellington · 1959 · The Queen's Suite (Ellington-Strayhorn)

Context

First movement of The Queen's Suite, written by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn for Queen Elizabeth II, this track was recorded on April 1, 1959. The queen received the only pressing of the suite, which was not commercially released in Ellington's lifetime; it came out in 1976 on Pablo in The Ellington Suites.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Modern big bands, Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Modern big bands: Swing, big bands, Third stream.

By the same artist

• Main Title / Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
• Paris Blues (1961)
• Money Jungle (1962)
• Take the Coltrane (1963)
• In a Sentimental Mood (1963)
• Sacred Concert (sélection) (1965)

Sources

• EN: The Ellington Suites

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