Ellington: Suite from "The River" / Harlem / Solitude / Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony

Who played on Ellington: Suite from "The River" / Harlem / Solitude / Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony

• Detroit Symphony Orchestra performing orchestra all tracks
• Neeme Järvi conductor all tracks
• Walter White trumpet on 1 track
• William Lucas trumpet on 1 track

Tracklist

1. 1 Negro Folk Symphony: I. The Bond of Africa — William Levi Dawson 11:08
2. 2 Negro Folk Symphony: II. Hope in the Night — William Levi Dawson 9:50
3. 3 Negro Folk Symphony: III. O, Le' Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star! — William Levi Dawson 7:21
4. 4 Suite from "The River": I. Spring — Duke Ellington 3:01
5. 5 Suite from "The River": II. Meander — Duke Ellington 4:00
6. 6 Suite from "The River": III. Giggling Rapids — Duke Ellington 2:56
7. 7 Suite from "The River": IV. Lake — Duke Ellington 6:54
8. 8 Suite from "The River": V. Vortex — Duke Ellington 2:16
9. 9 Suite from "The River": VI. Riba — Duke Ellington 3:20
10. 10 Suite from "The River": VII. Village Virgins — Duke Ellington 4:17
11. 11 Solitude standard — Duke Ellington 3:57
12. 12 Harlem — Duke Ellington 15:49

Production

• Charles Greenwell producer
• Dan Dene sound
• Leslie Dunner producer
• Ralph Couzens producer
• Robert Shafer sound
• Peter Newble editor
• Andrew Lang editor
• Bob Mansell editor

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