Playback: Duke Ellington presents The Nutcracker Suite

The Tchaikovsky s Nutcracker Suite rearranged by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington and his Orchestra: Andres Marenguito, Willie Cook, Edward Mullins(t); Ray Nance(t, vl, v); Britt Woodman, Booty Wood, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl, ts); Russell Procope(cl, as); Johnny Hodges(as); Paul Gonsalves(ts); Harry Carney(cl, as, bar); Duke Ellington(p); Aaron Bell(sb); Sam Woodyard(d) CBS studios, Los Angeles 1960