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!
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