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Limited edition of 1500 numbered copies on orange coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Far East Suite is a 1967 concept album by American jazz musician Duke Ellington, inspired by his group's tour through Asia. Ellington and longtime collaborator Billy Strayhorn wrote the compositions. Strayhorn died in May 1967, making Far East Suite one of the last albums recorded during his life to feature his compositions. The album won the Grammy Award in 1968 for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group. The Penguin Guide to Jazz gives the album a four-star , noting that InchEllington's ability to communicate points of contact and conflict between cultures, assimilating the blues to Eastern modes in tracks like InchBlue Pepper (Far East of the Blues)Inch, never sounds unduly self-conscious. This remains a postwar peak.Inch Allmusic calls this one of Ellington's Inchmore memorable recordings,Inch describing it as an example of InchEllington and Strayhorn in their late prime,Inch and as such, Inchquite essential.Inch Album Tracks 1. Tourist Point of View 2. Bluebird of Delhi (Mynah) 3. Isfahan 4. Depk 5. Mount Harissa 6. Blue Pepper (Far East of the Blues) 7. Agra 8. Amad 9. Ad Lib on Nippon
