Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite HC title-NEVERENDER TP political and deeply relatable

political and deeply relatable

Plus: Go way behind the scenes with unexpected and hilarious tales from around the galaxy

Welcome to Chicago

just who is Madara and what does he really want

and what does its emergence portend for the world

Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite HC title-NEVERENDER TP political and deeply relatableIt's a challenge to transform the "Nutcracker Suite's" romantic orchestra into jumpin' jazz melodies, but that's exactly what Duke Ellington and his collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, did. Ellington's band memebers were not so sure that a classical ballet could become a cool cat jazz number. But Duke and Billy, inspired by their travels and by musical styles past and present, infused the composition with Vegas glitz, Hollywood glamour, and even a little