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Delfeayo Marsalis's New Version of Ellington's "Sweet Thunder"
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Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
Duke Ellington's post Newport-1955 work for Columbia to me is one of the cornerstones of his output. The suite in tribute to Shakespeare, Such Sweet Thunder, first recorded for the label during that period, I rank high on the list of my Ellington favorites. So when I found that trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis had created a new version of the work (Sweet Thunder [Troubador Jazz 092110]) I was certainly interested, but had misgivings. The latter came out of my more than ...
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Delfeayo Marsalis - Sweet Thunder (2011)
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Something Else!
By Nick DeRiso For all of the many wonders of Duke Ellington's Such Sweet Thunder, the 1957 ode to the writings of William Shakespeare left plenty of room to tinker. Many of the compositions, which explored literary familiars from Othello to Hamlet, were but brief bursts of sound. That opens the door for an interesting reimaging of the work by New Orleans-born Delfeayo Marsalis. And Sweet Thunder is just that, a reimaging—not a retelling. Marsalis has orchestrated the pieces for ...
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Delfeayo Marsalis: Sweet Thunder Jazz Theatre on The Road
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Brenda Bradley
Delfeayo Marsalis is bound and determined to do it his way. That is evident in a risk well worth taking with his new Jazz Theatre production, Sweet Thunder: Duke & Shak. The cleverly named presentation honors Duke Ellington and William Shakespeare. Marsalis, known for wit and charm and chops features a sparkling ensemble including actor, Kenneth Brown, Jr. from the HBO series Treme.' Musically speaking, a finely tuned octet, including Marsalis on trombone, Winard Harper on drums, Lynn Grissett on ...
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Delfeayo Marsalis Tours The U.S. With His Original Theatrical Jazz Production Sweet Thunder Honoring Duke Ellington And William Shakespeare
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED MUSICIAN DELFEAYO MARSALIS TOURS THE U.S. WITH HIS ORIGINAL THEATRICAL JAZZ PRODUCTION SWEET THUNDER HONORING DUKE ELLINGTON AND WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Major U.S. Tour Will Stop in 36 Cities and Towns from January 19 to May 6, 2011 Featuring Marsalis, Actor Kenneth Brown, Jr., and Jazz Octet Simultaneous Release of Sweet Thunder CD on Troubadour Jass Records ..." a resoundingly skillful trombonist and composer."—Nate Chinen, NY Times “Technical excellence, an inventive mind and frequent touches of humor..."—Leonard Feather, Los ...
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Lorraine Feather joins Bill Elliott for a "Such Sweet Thunder" release party in LA
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All About Jazz
On on Monday April 26th, Lorraine Feather will front a big band headed by Bill Elliott for a combination release party/Duke Ellington's 105th birthday bash at the Catalina Bar and Grill in Los Angeles. Feather's album, “Such Sweet Thunder-Music of the Duke Ellington Orchestra," was released on March 23rd on the Sanctuary label and is Chartbound in its fourth week of radio promotion. The album features ten Ellington instrumentals with Feather's lyrics and vocals. The eleventh track is “Mighty Like ...
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