Duke Ellington - Three Black Kings (1974)

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Duke Ellington - Three Black Kings (1974)

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Cmaj7

Күн бұрын

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@Olivier-Jaquet Жыл бұрын

One of the greatest composer of the 20th century, yet often neglected in the classical realm. Thank you for posting !

@Cmaj7 Жыл бұрын

Yes definitely! Unfortunately the cult of sheet music doesn't stretch far beyond classical music, so there's a lot of music I would love to post but can't really. Especially, Miles Davis' Get Up with It I've gotten addicted to recently.

@Dylonely42 Жыл бұрын

Who is the greatest for you ?

@danyelnicholas Жыл бұрын

I agree, yet it is precisely not his music written for regular orchestras but that written for the « Famous Orchestra » that I believe is underrated. When he wrote one note for Cootie or two for Bigard, with all those unique melanges of personal timbres, that was avant garde, the envy of Varèse or Stravinsky. In the orchestral music, however, there is too much stereotype, too much pretention and too much piled up sound in general. It is more akin to Stan Kenton than Ellington’s really progressive style.

@Scriabin_fan Жыл бұрын

Amazing, I need to listen to more of Duke Ellington's orchestral music.

@Darrylizer1 Жыл бұрын

I've often thought that Frank Zappa and Duke Ellington had a lot in common. They both wrote in several different idioms, starting with popular music and moving on to orchestral and more experimental music that often combined several different forms. Both wrote for ensembles of various sizes. Both had band members that they specifically wrote for and many of their band members went on to create music of their own as leaders. Ellington was something more than a jazz musician and Zappa something more than a rock musician.

@RiccardoDiPaola Жыл бұрын

Always thought the same. Thank you for writing it down.

@ziqizhu7364 Жыл бұрын

Ellington employed so many pop elements convincingly in his late career is something that I didn’t know I need

@cywiringwlad Жыл бұрын

What I love about this channel is the variety; it leads to so much discovery and expansion of my musical palette. 🙏🏽 Thanks for all the rabbit holes you've sent me down!

@Jimyblues Жыл бұрын

Amazing, the minimalism of the opening, the beauty of the Melodies, great orchestral arraignment, cool solos-thanks

@PhilippeBrun-qy3st 10 ай бұрын

Magique...Merci à vous .

@osutuba Жыл бұрын

I did not know Duke Ellington wrote orchestral works! WOW!

@elrichardo1337 Жыл бұрын

first learned of this work when i heard it at a concert by my university's orchestra last semester -- what an absolute gem

@Dylonely42 Жыл бұрын

It’s a nice orchestral work from Ellington, I appreciate it.

@bloba6969 Жыл бұрын

this is a vibe

@dennyduranflores Жыл бұрын

Absolutely incredible work. Never heard it before, but it’s so good!

@AntifonaCello Жыл бұрын

Stupendo

@dac5224 Жыл бұрын

How did I not know that Duke Ellington wrote orchestral music?? Awesome!

@Dylonely42 Жыл бұрын

I only knew a few about him too, but he seems to be a nice orchestrator.

@damienm.9677 Жыл бұрын

Check out his ballet The River as well

@Brad4Ellis Жыл бұрын

Well, yes & no. He didn’t orchestrate this. It’s his composition, but this final form is shaped by Maurice Peress. Don’t expect to find a library of original Ellington converted so wonderfully to a mostly conventional symphony orchestra (plus traps & improvising soloists). As a matter of fact, very little about Ellington is conventional. His favorite complement to give was “beyond category,” and that certainly applies to the Duke himself. Definitely explore the less well-known realms of Ellington - you will be rewarded. But when looking for orchestral adaptations, be wary. Few are as Ellingtonian as this. Many are just repackaging of his popular tunes, without any of the rampant creativity that defines Duke Ellington.

@smidlem1117 Жыл бұрын

i love your transcription!!! thank you for uploading this, have been listening to a lot of feldman-esque classical recently so this was the refreshment i sorely needed!!! one thing i want to complement that not many others might is your always citing which recorded performance you use, which is something i really love!!! i catalogue all the music i listen to so it's really helpful to see it all cited so i can find which performance to add!!! keep on keeping on

@eottoe2001 Жыл бұрын

Oh, my! TY.

@filmscorefreak Жыл бұрын

I wonder if Danny Elfman was aware of the first movement of this piece when he did the score to Pee Wee's Big Adventure lol. Very much enjoyed this, thanks.

@RiccardoDiPaola Жыл бұрын

I definitely think he was aware

@WitchKing-Of-Angmar 8 ай бұрын

1:36 told me exactly when this was written, definitely those rich harmonic chords of the mid century era.

@dk-gj9dy Жыл бұрын

Magnifico!!!!!

@56celtic89 Жыл бұрын

Its hard to describe the range of Ellington's music - though this is not nearly a perfect composition - it bursts of genius in places - Ellington's richest music is not his hit standards by a long shot.. Listen to 'Blues for New Orleans' which to me foreshadows a whole genre of music - and he probably composed it in a day - Unbelievable Talent....

@steveegallo3384 Жыл бұрын

@56celtic89 -- Indeed! BRAVO from Acapulco!

@mruberduck Жыл бұрын

This deserves a better recording!!

@GumzOnTheTrack Жыл бұрын

Can you do Frank Martin's concerto for 7 winds please?

@alonsoordonez6407 Жыл бұрын

was it originally for piano? I see somebody else orchestrated it

@AndromedaCripps Жыл бұрын

I was enchanted by the first two kings, but found the third movement lacking in the drive necessary for a climax of a piece. I liked the concept of a gospel March, combining King’s physical marches for freedom with the gospel ad spiritual music from his background as a Reverend which propelled him to do all he did, but the execution of the idea fell short for me, which was disappointing after the first two movements!! I think to pinpoint exactly what it was for me, it was that it, in a way, felt almost too genuine, like a Disney movie or sonething… but that could just be a product of the times. Perhaps if I was a product of the 60’s and 70’s and heard this at the premiere, in that context, it might have been a moving tribute to a moving man. If that is the case though, it sadly didn’t hold up to the rest of time.

@bariscanbilgin Жыл бұрын

👌🏻💞

@andrewmciver6218 Жыл бұрын

Are my ears going crazy or is that rhythm at the downbeat of Martin Luther King is just being played differently? Either the notes or the players are wrong somehow

@buckeyewill2166 11 ай бұрын

Still like that Gospel bite to this piece.

@andrewmciver6218 11 ай бұрын

Agreed, it's great! @@buckeyewill2166

@andrewmciver6218 11 ай бұрын

@@buckeyewill2166 But to clarify I meant the third note of that bar, sorry! The way I'm hearing it it should be syncopated as well.

@LucTaMusic 8 ай бұрын

The rhythm is different, and it's played on a soprano sax rather than a tenor. Still great though

@user-wb1kz6it3k 16 күн бұрын

I would have added the poster to my cool list...then an ad poped up in the middle. Sorry you get a thumbs down for that. But enjoy your 1/4 of a penny.

@Cmaj7 14 күн бұрын

Sorry I can't control ads. I don't make any money off this

@pauliebourdal8272 Жыл бұрын

'Promo sm'

@TempodiPiano Жыл бұрын

this music is so unpleasant... it sounds like music for "joyful" movies. sorry for not supporting (but I like your other videos)

@alantheisen Жыл бұрын

It sounds joyful therefore it's unpleasant? What a sad assessment.

@videonery4555 Жыл бұрын

fix the hate in your heart

@thegoodgeneral Жыл бұрын

@@videonery4555 it’s not to his taste, doesn’t mean he has hate in his heart.

@klop4228 Жыл бұрын

@@thegoodgeneral I mean, if we understood the logic of "joyful=bad", I think there may be a case for some hate in the heart lol But yeah, there's not much a person can do about taste

@cman-bw5tn Жыл бұрын

Boo