Duke Ellington: Negro Folk Symphony/Suite from 'The River'/Solitude/Harlem (Chandos Audio CD)

William Levi Dawson (1899-1990)

Negro Folk Symphony 28:31
1 I Tne Bond of Africa 11:08
2 II Hope in the Night 9:50
3 III O, le' me shine, shine like a Morning Star! 7:21

Duke Ellington (1899-1974)

Suite from 'The River' 26:47
orchestrated by Ron Collier
4 1 Spring 3:01
5 2 Meander 4:00
6 3 Giggling Rapids 2:56
7 4 Lake 6:54
8 5 Vortex 2:16
9 6 Riba 3:20
10 7 Village Virgins 4:17

11 Solitude 3:57
transcribed for strings by Morton Gould
Slowly, with expression

12 Harlem 15:49
orchestrated by Luther Henderson
Largo
Walter White, William Lucas trumpets
75:31
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi
Recorded in:
Orchestra Hall, Detroit
12 January 1992 (Solitude), 29 September & 3 October 1992 (Negro Folk Symphony, Suite from The River), 25 April 1993 (Harlem)
Producer(s)
Ralph Couzens (Recording)
Charles Greenwell (Recording)
Leslie B. Dunner (Associate)
Sound Engineer(s)
Dan Dene
Robert Shafer
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K