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David Berger and the Sultans of Swing: The Harlem Nutcracker

Read "The Harlem Nutcracker" reviewed by Budd Kopman


It is that time of year again, and David Berger's adaptation and extension of Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn's Harlem Nutcracker suite is one swinging way to enjoy music of this season. This release is a reissue of the original. The short story is that Berger, an expert on Ellington and a top notch transcriber, ...

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David Berger and the Sultans of Swing: Marlowe

Read "Marlowe" reviewed by Jack Bowers


David Berger, an avowed admirer of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, writes, as Ellington and Strayhorn often did, music with a purpose, evocative themes that paint graphic sound pictures designed to summon a visceral response from his audience. And so it is with Berger's latest album, Marlowe, which consists of two suites--"Windows on the World," solemnizing ...

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David Berger and the Sultans of Swing: Doin' the Do!

Read "Doin' the Do!" reviewed by Jack Bowers


A generous helping of well-cooked nouveau swing by David Berger's undeniably talented Sultans of Swing that's easy to swallow but doesn't sharpen one's craving for more of the same.Berger arranged everything except the album's bonus track, Duke Ellington / Mildred Hill's “Birthday Jam," which he transcribed. While the charts are admirable, the music itself ...

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David Berger and the Sultans of Swing: The Harlem Nutcracker

Read "The Harlem Nutcracker" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Hearing The Harlem Nutcracker for the first time is akin to opening a Christmas present, expecting another drab necktie, and finding instead a silver-plated Swiss watch or 24-carat diamond bracelet.Composer / arranger / conductor David Berger has deftly assimilated and amplified Duke Ellington / Billy Strayhorn's luminous Nutcracker Suite, transposing Tchaikovsky's balletic themes into ...


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