A Drum Is a Woman
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
- Artist
- Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
- Label
- Columbia
- Catalog number
- COL 471320 2
- Country
- GB
- Format
- CD
- Barcode
- 5099747132025
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Where it came from
Released in 1957, A Drum Is a Woman was conceived as a conceptual radio musical that traced the evolution of jazz through an allegorical narrative. Duke Ellington composed the work in collaboration with his longtime associate Billy Strayhorn, utilizing the piece to synthesize African rhythms with the big band jazz traditions that defined his orchestra's sound during the mid-20th century.
The project was envisioned as a fusion of myth and history, with the titular drum serving as a character named Madam Zajj who follows the migration of jazz from Africa to the Caribbean and finally to New Orleans. While the work's intricate narrative structure faced mixed critical reception at the time of its release, it remains a notable example of Ellington's ambition to elevate jazz to the status of a sophisticated, thematic art form suitable for long-form composition.
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