NotesFeaturing jazz interpretations of Tchaikovsky's the Nutcracker, the album has come to be recognized as one of Duke Ellington's most important albums of the 1960s. Yet when the Duke and his writing partner Billy Strayhorn first announced plans to take the classical ballet and perform a Jazz version, even members of Duke's orchestra expressed their doubts that the project would amount to much.
This is my 2nd purchase from this seller. The sound quality is OK I guess. My only complaint is the CD while apparently new, was missing what I felt were the liner notes and and information as printed on the vinyl recording and sleeve. I hope this is not a reproduction but the original CD issue. This is why I'm recommending this seller a little uneasily on this one.