Duke Ellington - Four symphonic works


Hello guys,

I really like the "Duke Ellington - Four symphonic works" CD and inquiring if any of you know of any other similar recordings of jazz/classical music mix type....that is really good.

Thx
sympaticonorm
If you can find it.....the "Symphonic Ellington"-issued first on Reprise,reissued on Discovery and re-reissued on the complete Ellington on Reprise Mosaic collection.Is the great Ellington album that was recorded by him,in his lifetime.The pieces are "Night creature" 'Harlem" "Non-violent integration" and "La Scala"-all these were collaborations with Symphony orchestras in Paris,Milan,Hamburg and Stockholm.These were recorded in 1963 while on tour in Europe.Of course,Duke did not need a symphonic orchestra with his amazing own orchestra so there are very few collaborations.Beware of Classical/Jazz fusion projects,they rarely turn out well and have since ended up on the musical junkpile.Check out "THE FAR EAST SUITE" by Ellington-late 60's Rca Victor.The magic of the annotated and improvised abound there!
Thanks guys. I have just recently really discovered all the talent of Duke Ellington ...thanks to Audiogon and I am thrilled ! I have recently purchased the following: The Ellington Suites, Ellington Indigos, Side by Side, Back to Back and Piano in the Backround. Truly a genius ! I will soon check out The Far East Suite.
Taste is individual, but a couple other Jazz/ Classical collaborations to consider:
Claude Bolling and JP Rampal's "Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano" (and several follow-up collaborations).
Gerry Muligan's "Symphonic Dreams"
Lalo Schriffin "Jazz Meets Symphony"
The only Duke Ellington I have is Money Jungle with Charles Mingus on bass and Max Roach on drums. It is quite good. I am going to look for some more today. What would you suggest?
Agree that Ellington is one of the elite musical giants of the 20th century.

With digital remasters and all, there is so much for music and audio buffs to explore with Duke Ellington these days!