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David Berger and the Sultans of Swing (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 6, 2004)
• Original Release Date: October 6, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Such Sweet Thunder
• ASIN: B00065L6ZW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #521,745 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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About the Artist

Jazz composer, arranger and conductor David Berger is recognized internationally as a leading authority on the music of Duke Ellington and the Swing Era. Conductor and arranger for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra from its inception in 1988 through 1994, Berger has transcribed more than 700 full scores of classic recordings including nearly 500 works by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.

In 1996 Berger collaborated with choreographer Donald Byrd to create the Harlem Nutcracker, a full-length 2-hour dance piece that expands the Tchaikovsky/Ellington/Strayhorn score into an American classic. The 15-piece band assembled to play this show has stayed together and continues to play Mr. Berger’s music for listeners and swing dancers all over the United States and Europe. The Sultans of Swing featuring vocalist Aria Hendricks have 3 CD’s out on the Such Sweet Thunder label. In addition to concert, club, recording and private work in the NY metropolitan area, upcoming tours include Europe, the West Coast and the South. Berger has written music for television, Broadway shows, including Sophisticated Ladies; films, including The Cotton Club and Brighton Beach Memoirs; dozens of singers, bands, orchestras and dance companies. Beside Mr. Byrd, Berger maintains close, long-term working relationships with Wynton Marsalis and Quincy Jones.

David Berger's jazz compositions and arrangements and transcriptions are played by hundreds of bands every day all over the world. A seven-time recipient of National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, Berger resides in New York City where he teaches at the Julliard School.