ˈæftɚɹ ɐ dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntɪŋ kɹˈɪɾɪkəl ɹᵻspˈɑːns tʊ ɪts fˈɜːst pɚfˈoːɹməns ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, ˈɛlɪŋtən dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ðə θɹˈiːpˈɑːɹt swˈiːt ˌɪntʊ sˈɪks ʃˈɔːɹɾɚ sˈɛkʃənz, lˈiːvɪŋ ˈɪn "kˈʌm sˈʌndeɪ" ænd "wˈɜːk sˈɔŋ", ænd ɪɾ ɪz ðɪs vˈɜːʒən ðæt ɪz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd hˈɪɹ.
After a disappointing critical response to its first performance in 1943, Ellington divided the three-part suite into six shorter sections, leaving in "Come Sunday" and "Work Song", and it is this version that is recorded here.