Here's what you'll hear when the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic presents "From Ella to Mandela" on Thursday, March 11:
"Diaspora" from Collective Creativity, composed by Orbert Davis
A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan, featuring Terisa Griffin
"Great Day" composed by Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, and Vincent Youmans
"Have You Met Miss Jones" composed by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, original arrangement by Jimmy Jones, arranged for orchestra by Orbert Davis
"Misty" composed by Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner, arranged by Quincy Jones
"The Midnight Sun Will Never Set" composed by Dorcas Cochran and Quincy Jones, arranged by Quincy Jones
"I Got Rhythm" composed by George Gershwin, original arrangement by Lalo Schifrin, adapted by Orbert Davis
A Tribute to Billie Holiday, featuring Maggie Brown
"Them There Eyes" composed by Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber and William Tracey,
"Good Morning Heartache" composed by Irene Higgenbotham, Ervin Drake and Dan Fisher
"Strange Fruit" composed by Abel Meeropol
"What A Little Moonlight" composed by Harry M. Woods
"Fine and Mellow" composed by Billie Holiday
"Relax Max", featuring Dee Alexander, composed by Sid Wayne, adapted by Orbert Davis
A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, featuring Dee Alexander
"Lady Be Good" composed by George and Ira Gershwin, arranged by Nelson Riddle
"Nice Work If You Can Get It" composed by George and Ira Gershwin, arranged by Nelson Riddle
"Embraceable You" composed by George and Ira Gershwin, arranged by Nelson Riddle
"It Don't Mean a Thing" composed by Duke Ellington, arranged by Orbert Davis
"Going to Chicago" featuring Terisa Griffin, Maggie Brown and Dee Alexander,
composed by Count Basie
"Amagoduka" composed by Zim Ngqawana
"Hope In Action" A Tribute to Nelson Mandela, composed by Orbert Davis
Movement 1 – “Rolihlahla”
Movement 2 – “The ANC”
“Relentless” (Orbert Davis)
“Sobashiya Abazali Ekhaya” (South African Protest song)
Movement 3 - Prisioner 466-64
“Nkosi Sikelel ‘iAfrika” (South African National Anthem)
Movement 4 - Fanfare for the Uncommon Man
“Siyahamba: We Are Marching” (South African hymn), featuring Soul Children of Chicago
All musical arrangements by Orbert Davis (except where noted)
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