One of the most interesting of the ten volumes released in
The Private Collection
series, this CD contains
"The Degas Suite"
(music for a soundtrack of an art film that was never produced) and a ballet score titled "The River."
Ellington
is mostly the lead voice but his star sidemen are heard from on these formerly very rare and somewhat unusual performances. Clearly his genius was strong enough to fill three lifetimes full of new music and this CD contains some melodies that might have been more significant if he had lived long enough to find a place for them. ~ Scott Yanow