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
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]
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
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]