| Other author/creator | Strayhorn, Billy performer. |
| Included Work | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Sonnet for Caesar. |
| Included Work | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Sonnet to Hank Cinq. |
| Included Work | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Such sweet thunder. Lady Mac. |
| Included Work | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Sonnet in search of a Moor. |
| Included Work | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Telecasters. |
| Included Work | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Up and down, up and down. |
| Included Work | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Sonnet for Sister Kate. |
| Included Work | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Star-crossed lovers. |
| Included Work | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Madness in great ones. |
| Included Work | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Half the fun. |
| Included Work | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Circle of fourths. |
| Included Work | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Suburban beauty. |
| Included Work | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 A flat minor. |
| Included Work | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 Café au lait. |
| Other author/creator | Duke Ellington Orchestra, performer. |
| Contents |
[Shakespeare plays which inspired each track in square brackets after titles.] Such sweet thunder [Othello, or Antony and Cleopatra; program notes p. 24] (3:22) -- Sonnet for Caesar [Julius Caesar] (2:59) -- Sonnet to Hank Cinq [Henry V] (1:20) -- Lady Mac [Macbeth] (3:39) -- Sonnet in search of a Moor [Othello] (2:23) -- The telecasters [Macbeth] (3:05) -- Up and down, up and down (I will lead them up and down) [Midsummer night's dream] (3:06) -- Sonnet for Sister Kate [Taming of the shrew] (2:22) -- The star-crossed lovers; A.K.A. Pretty girl [Romeo and Juliet] (4:01) -- Madness in great ones [Hamlet] (3:27) -- Half the fun; A.K.A. Lately [Antony and Cleopatra] (4:12) -- Circle of fourths (1:46) -- Bonus tracks, chiefly alternate takes: Star-crossed lovers (4:15) -- Circle of fourths (1:47) -- Suburban beauty (2:56) -- A flat minor (2:33) -- Café au lait (2:44) -- Half the fun (4:08) -- Suburban beauty (2:56) -- A flat minor (3:49) -- Café au lait (6:21) -- Pretty girl (8:54). |
| General note | Suite for jazz ensemble based on Shakespeare's characters. |
| General note | Originally released 1957, 1982, 1984. |
| General note | "Duke 100 years"--Container. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Original 1957 program notes by Irving Townsend, plus discography and 1999 program notes by Bill Berry and Phil Schaap in booklet. |
| Performer |
Duke Ellington, piano, and his orchestra. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded in New York, Aug. 7, 1956-May 3, 1957. |
| Technical details | Compact disc. |
| LCCN | 00521614 |
| UPC |
074646556825 |
| Publisher number | CK 65568 Columbia |
| Publisher number | CK 65568 Columbia/Legacy |