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they marshal their forces at a remote new base

they quickly learn they're both outcasts trying to figure out what they really want from life in a world where the odds are stacked against them

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Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite HC title-NEVERENDER TP and the shed where sheIt's a challenge to transform the "Nutcracker Suite's" romantic orchestra into jumpin' jazz melodies, but that's exactly what Duke Ellington and his collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, did. Ellington's band memebers were not so sure that a classical ballet could become a cool cat jazz number. But Duke and Billy, inspired by their travels and by musical styles past and present, infused the composition with Vegas glitz, Hollywood glamour, and even a little