''Orchestral Works'' is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington with the

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conducted by

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recorded and released on the

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label in 1970.A Duke Ellington Panorama
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Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and states "fine but one misses his llington'sillustrious orchestra. Interesting but not essential music".Yanow, S.

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Track listing

:''All compositions by Duke Ellington'' # ''Poetic Commentary "A"'' - 1:43 # "New World A-Comin'" - 11:20 # ''Poetic Commentary "B"'' - 2:36 # "Harlem/The Golden Broom and The Green Apple" - 14:14 # ''Poetic Commentary "C"'' - 1:32 # "Stanza 1: The Golden Broom" - 10:18 # ''Poetic Commentary "D"'' - 1:20 # "Stanza 2: The Green Apple" - 4:30 # ''Poetic Commentary "E"'' - 1:32 # "Stanza 3: The Handsome Traffic Policeman" - 5:57 :*Recorded May 28, 1970 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Personnel

* Duke Ellington –

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*The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra,

- conductor

References

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