Concert in the Virgin Islands

Studio album by Duke Ellington

Released

1965

Recorded

March 4 & 17 and April 14, 1965

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 Duke 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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn except as indicated

"Island Virgin" - 4:08
"Virgin Jungle" - 3:45
"Fiddler on the Diddle" - 3:13
"Jungle Kitty" - 3:00
"Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) - 2:56
"Big Fat Alice's Blues" - 3:58
"Chelsea Bridge" (Strayhorn) - 3:46
"The Opener" - 2:50
"Mysterious Chick" - 3:15
"Barefoot Stomper" - 2:52
"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

Duke Ellington – piano
Ray Nance, Cat Anderson, Herb Jones - trumpet
Cootie Williams - trumpet (tracks 1-3 & 6-11)
Howard McGhee - trumpet (tracks 4 & 5)
Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper - trombone
Chuck Connors - bass trombone
Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
John Lamb - bass
Sam Woodyard - drums

References

↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 10, 2010
↑ album liner notes by Stanley Dance
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 10, 2010

Duke Ellington

Studio albums

Live albums

Collaborations

with Alice Babs	Serenade to Sweden

with Count Basie	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke

with Teresa Brewer	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

with Rosemary Clooney	Blue Rose

with John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

with Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook Ella at Duke's Place The Stockholm Concert, 1966 Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur

with Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins

with Frank Sinatra	Francis A. & Edward K.

Compositions

"All Too Soon"
"Azure"
"Black and Tan Fantasy"
"Black, Brown and Beige"
"C Jam Blues"
"Cotton Tail"
"Day Dream"
"Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
"Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
"Drop Me Off in Harlem"
"Echoes of Harlem"
"Everything But You"
"I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues"
"I Didn't Know About You"
"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
"I'm Beginning to See the Light"
"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
"In a Mellow Tone"
"In a Sentimental Mood"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
"Mood Indigo"
" Prelude to a Kiss"
"Rocks in My Bed"
"(In My) Solitude"
"Sophisticated Lady"

Billy Strayhorn compositions associated with Ellington	"Take the "A" Train" "Lush Life" "Chelsea Bridge" "Something to Live For" "Satin Doll" "Blood Count"

Juan Tizol compositions associated with Ellington	"Caravan" "Perdido"

Orchestra
members

Filmography

Discography

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