December 13th, 2001
This is a Live From Lincoln Center special called “Nutcracker Swing” featuring both the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Slatkin, and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis that originally aired on PBS in December, 2001
The NY Philharmonic played a section from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker followed by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra playing the Ellington/Strayhorn arrangement of the same section.
The special started with four sections from Wyton Marsalis’ “All Rise,” introduced here by Leonard Slatkin.
The Passionate Music of Sidney Bechet - Wynton Marsalis Sextet at Jazz in Marciac 2009
Intro with Leonard Slatkin - Nutcracker Swing (Part 1)
Buggy Ride - Wynton Marsalis Septet in Warsaw (1994)
Braggin’ In Brass - Wynton Marsalis with JLCO in Havana, Cuba
Way Back Blues - Wynton Marsalis Septet in Warsaw (1994)
Spring Yaounde - Wynton Marsalis with Garth Fagan Dance
Sweet Georgia Brown - Wynton Marsalis Quintet Featuring Mark O’Connor and Frank Vignola
And The Band Played On - Wynton Marsalis Septet in Berlin (1989)
Swing Symphony. An educational dance project with Berlin school pupils
Danse of the Floreadores - Nutcracker Swing (Part 12)
I Don’t Stand A Ghost of a Chance With You - Wynton Marsalis Quintet in Doha, Qatar
Embraceable You - Wynton Marsalis Septet in Warsaw (1994)