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.
Swingdown, Swingtown - Wynton Marsalis Septet in Warsaw (1994)
Up Close and Personal - Wynton Marsalis Live from The House of Tribes (2003)
Hotter Than That - Wynton Marsalis Tentet with Vince Giordano
Wynton Marsalis and Chucho Valdes play Embraceable You
Braggin’ In Brass - Wynton Marsalis with JLCO in Havana, Cuba
Down Home With Homey - Wynton Marsalis Septet in Berlin (1989)
Sweet Georgia Brown - Wynton Marsalis Quintet Featuring Mark O’Connor and Frank Vignola
Dreaming on a Washboard - Wynton Marsalis with JLCO at London Proms 2002
Potato Head Blues - Wynton Marsalis Tentet with Vince Giordano
Jungle Blues - The Wynton Marsalis Septet in Japan
Overture Miniature/Overture - Nutcracker Swing (Part 7)
Lullaby of Birdland - Wynton and JLCO live at the Proms 2004