| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis and Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, October 16th, 1999 |
| Time | 8:00pm |
| Event Type | Concert |
| Project | Ellington at 100 |
| Venue | Orchestra Hall at Chicago Symphony Center |
| Address | 220 S Michigan Ave |
| Location | Chicago, IL, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 312-294-3000 |
| Admission | $11 to $95 |
“Ellington at 100”: The city’s foremost Ellington tribute will bring together the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (led by Daniel Barenboim) and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (led by Wynton Marsalis). The repertoire will include the “Peer Gynt” Suite in Edvard Grieg’s original score and in the Ellington/Strayhorn version; plus Marsalis’ arrangements of Ellington’s “Three Songs for Symphony and Jazz Orchestra” and “A Tone Parallel to Harlem.”
Special guest: Itzhak Perlman
Personnel
- Itzhak Perlman – violin
- Herlin Riley – drums, tambourine
- Farid Barron – piano
- Rodney Whitaker – bass
- Ryan Kisor – trumpet
- Seneca Black – trumpet
- Marcus Printup – trumpet
- Wycliffe Gordon – trombone
- Ron Westray – trombone
- Andre Hayward – trombone
- Victor Goines – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Ted Nash – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute, piccolo
- Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson – alto sax, sopranino sax
- Walter Blanding – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet
- Joe Temperley – baritone sax, bass clarinet
Conductor
Setlist
Set I:
- “Morning Mood” (CSO)
- “Morning Mood” (JLCO)
- “In the Hall of the Mountain King” (CSO)
- “In the Hall of the Mountain King” (JLCO)
- “Solvejg’s Song” (CSO)
- “Solvejg’s Song” (JLCO)
- “Ase’s Death” (CSO)
- “Ase’s Death” (JLCO)
- “Anitra’s Dance” (CSO)
- “Anitra’s Dance” (JLCO)
Set II:
- Afro Bossa (Bula)
- Blues in Blueprint
- Happy Go Lucky Local
- A Tone Parallel to Harlem
Encore:
C Jam Blues (JLCO + CSO with Itzhak Perlman)
Squatty Roo (JLCO + CSO with Itzhak Perlman)
