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1965 album by Duke Ellington From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Concert in the Virgin Islands | ||||
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Released | 1965 | |||
Recorded | March 4 & 17 and April 14, 1965 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
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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]
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