Once Upon a Masterpiece: Duke Ellington's NUTCRACKER SUITE Hardback

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by Anna Harwell Celenza, illus. by Don Tate.

"Cats, this isn't the Nutcracker you're used to," said Billy. "Duke and I changed the mood a bit. All the themes are there, but they're wearing different threads—get it?"

In 1960, Duke and Billy Strayhorn collaborated to re-create The Nutcracker in jazz form. Duke's eclectic, wise-cracking band members take a while to get the gist of Black History Month or as an alternative to the holiday favorite ballet.
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