The Duke at Tanglewood
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| The Duke at Tanglewood | ||||
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | July 28, 1965 | |||
| Venue | Tanglewood, Lennox, Massachusetts | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2857 | |||
| Producer | Peter Dellheim | |||
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The Duke at Tanglewood is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington fronting the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler which was recorded at Tanglewood and released on RCA Victor's classical Red Seal label.[1][2]
The album was eventually reissued (probably in 1977) on the Pickwick label (in Canada, on 8-track tape), with a completely different album cover.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Record Mirror | [4] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Ellington's piano is fine throughout this LP but unfortunately the arrangements were written by Richard Hayman and are hilariously overblown and pompous; 'Caravan' is an unintentional scream. Those Ellington collectors without a strong sense of humor are obliged to skip this odd greatest-hits performance".[3]