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Open in the appDuke-Ellington-Series: «New Orleans Suite» The Zurich Jazz Orchestra continues its thorough exploration of the music of Duke Ellington and presents one of his late great masterpieces: the «New Orleans Suite», which was recorded in 1970 and awarded a Grammy in 1971 in the category… Duke-Ellington-Series: «New Orleans Suite» The Zurich Jazz Orchestra continues its thorough exploration of the music of Duke Ellington and presents one of his late great masterpieces: the «New Orleans Suite», which was recorded in 1970 and awarded a Grammy in 1971 in the category «Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance». In his album review in Down Beat Magazine, Dan Morgenstern wrote more than 50 years ago: «The music is evocative, highly atmospheric and marked throughout by the gorgeous ensemble textures that set this orchestra apart from every other big band in the history of jazz.» Even today this album is not only epochal but also magnificent. It is an emotional tribute to the roots of jazz, seen through the nostalgic and sentimental eyes of an ageing Duke Ellington. The rest of the programme consists of highlights from other, later Ellington suites such as «The Far East Suite», «Such Sweet Thunder» and «Peer Gynt». Accessibility information Ed Partyka ltg Reto Anneler, Lukas Heuss alto sax Toni Bechtold, Tobias Pfister tenor sax Nils Fischer bari sax, bcl Nicola Bernhard, Wolfgang Häuptli, Bernhard Schoch, Raphael Kalt tp Adrian Weber, Bernhard Bamert, Maurus Twerenbold, Jonas Inglin tb Anja Huber flgh Sophia Nidecker tba Gregor Müller p, Theo Kapilidis g, Patrick Sommer b, Tobias Friedli dr