Concert in the Virgin Islands


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. 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. The album includes the four-part Virgin Islands Suite, as well as numbers played at the concerts on the islands.

Reception

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."

Track listing

  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" – 2:56
  6. "Big Fat Alice's Blues" – 3:58
  7. "Chelsea Bridge" – 3:46
  8. "The Opener" – 2:50
  9. "Mysterious Chick" – 3:15
  10. "Barefoot Stomper" – 2:52
  11. "Fade Up" – 3:31
  12. *Recorded at Fine Studios, New York on March 4, 1965, March 17, 1965, and April 14, 1965.

Personnel