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Concert in the Virgin Islands
Studio album by
Duke Ellington
Released1965
RecordedMarch 4 & 17 and April 14, 1965
GenreJazz
LabelReprise
Duke Ellington chronology
Ellington '66
(1965) 		Concert in the Virgin Islands
(1965) 		Ella at Duke's Place
(1965)

Concert in the Virgin Islands is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded and released on the Reprise label in 1965.[1] The album features studio recordings that Ellington with the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler composed after he and his orchestra played concerts on St. Croix and St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands in April, 1965. This album includes the four-part Virgin Islands Suite, as well as numbers played at the concerts on the islands.[2]

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Although in his mid-60s, Duke Ellington proves on this program of mostly new music that he never declined nor lost his creativity".[3]

Professional ratings
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Allmusic[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn except as indicated
  1. "Island Virgin" - 4:08
  2. "Virgin Jungle" - 3:45
  3. "Fiddler on the Diddle" - 3:13
  4. "Jungle Kitty" - 3:00
  5. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) - 2:56
  6. "Big Fat Alice's Blues" - 3:58
  7. "Chelsea Bridge" (Strayhorn) - 3:46
  8. "The Opener" - 2:50
  9. "Mysterious Chick" - 3:15
  10. "Barefoot Stomper" - 2:52
  11. "Fade Up" (Jimmy Hamilton) - 3:31
    • Recorded at Fine Studios, New York on March 4, 1965 (tracks 7, 8 & 11), March 17, 1965 (tracks 4 & 5), and April 14, 1965 (tracks 1-3, 6, 9 & 10).

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 10, 2010
  2. ^ album liner notes by Stanley Dance
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 10, 2010
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