Duke Ellington - Four symphonic works

McCoy Tyner has a CD on Impulse label a few years back with jazz/symphonic interpretations of several Burt Bacharach tunes. Its a very interesting listen though I do not think it was exceptionally well received by critics/purists.

[url]http://www.amazon.com/What-World-Needs-Now-Bacharach/dp/B000003N8M[/url]

There is also this (I have the original lp) which is a very unusual concoction:

[url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V6ONKQ/ref=dm_sp_alb[/url]

Others I can recommend more on the rock/jazz/classical fusion front are "The Snow Goose" by Camel [url]http://www.amazon.com/Snow-Goose-Camel/dp/B00005V1B2[/url] and "Caravan and the new Symphonia" by Caravan [url]http://www.amazon.com/Caravan-New-Symphonia/dp/B00005A46V[/url].

Agree that Ellington is one of the elite musical giants of the 20th century.

With digital remasters and all, there is so much for music and audio buffs to explore with Duke Ellington these days!