| | Duke Ellington Ellington At Newport 1956 CD Duke Ellington Discography of CDs
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Recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island on July 7, 1956. Includes liner notes by George Avakian and Phil Schaap.
Digitally remastered by Phil Schaap (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).
What makes this classic recording endure is the monumental level of intensity the band brings to each number. Ellington, in speaking of the band's competitive nature, recalled that they were all in a particularly fesity mode for this performance. That crackling energy translates to every number, and even extended to Count Basie's original drummer Jo Jones, who sat grinning from ear to ear in the front row, so moved by the swing of it all that he beat time for the band with a rolled up copy of The Christian Science Monitor.
From Johnny Hodges' ultra-suave "Jeep's Blues," to Paul Gonsalves' epic tenor marathon on "Diminuendo And Crescendo In Blue" (which set the crowd to dancing and screaming), ELLINGTON AT NEWPORT is one of the really great big band recordings.
2 Cds-Complete
Reissue producer: Phil Schaap.
Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Ray Nance (vocals, trumpet); Jimmy Grisson (vocals); Russell Procope (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); John Cook, Clark Terry, William "Cat" Anderson (trumpet); John Sanders, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman (trombone); Jimmy Woode (bass); Sam Woodyard (drums).
Producer: George Avakian.
Entertainment Weekly (6/24/99, p.133) - "...dizzying jazz, from the swinging orchestra suite composed for the festival to saxophonist Paul Gonsalvas' 27-chorus improvisation in "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue." - Rating: A
Q (9/99, p.125) - 3 stars (out of 5) - "...one of the most famous of jazz concerts of all time...generally acknowledged to have put him back on the map after a period in the commercial doldrums....every fan will want a copy."
JazzTimes (10/99, pp.82-4) - "...presents for the first time in true stereo every note that the band played at Newport over that famous weekend of July 7/8, 1956....To hear this classic performance in stereo...is alone worth the price of admission..." Ellington At Newport 1956 Music Duke Ellington Ellington At Newport 1956 Songs
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| | | | Ellington At Newport 1956 CD DISC 1: |
  | 1. | Star Spangled Banner - (previously unreleased) | $0.99 | |
| 2. | Father Norman O'Connor Introduces Duke & The Orchestra / Duke Introduces Tune & Anderson, Jackson, & Procope | |
| 3. | Black and Tan Fantasy  | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Duke Introduces Cook & Tune | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Tea For Two - (previously unreleased) | $0.99 | |
| 6. | Duke & Band Leave Stage / Father Norman O'Connor Talks About Festival | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Take the "A" Train | $0.99 | |
| 8. | Duke Announces Strayhorn's A Train & Nance / Duke Introduces Festival Suite, Part I & Hamilton | $0.99 | |
| 9. | Festival Junction - (previously unreleased) | $0.99 | |
| 10. | Duke Announces Soloists; Introduces Part II | $0.99 | |
| 11. | Blues to Be There - (previously unreleased) | $0.99 | |
| 12. | Duke Announces Nance & Procope; Introduces Part III | $0.99 | |
| 13. | Newport Up - (previously unreleased) | $0.99 | |
| 14. | Duke Announces Hamilton, Gonsalves, & Terry / Duke Introduces Cook & Tune | $0.99 | |
| 15. | Sophisticated Lady | $0.99 | |
| 16. | Duke Announces Grissom & Tune | $0.99 | |
| 17. | Day in, Day Out - (previously unreleased) | $0.99 | |
| 18. | Duke Introduces Tune (s) And Paul Gonsalves Interludes | $0.99 | |
| 19. | Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue | |
| 20. | Announcements, Pandemonium | $0.99 | |
| 21. | Pause Track | |
| | Ellington At Newport 1956 Songs DISC 2: |
| 1. | Duke Introduces Johnny Hodges | $0.99 | |
| 2. | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - (previously unreleased) | $0.99 | |
| 3. | Jeep's Blues | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Duke Calms Crowd; Introduces Nance & Tune | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Tulip or Turnip - (previously unreleased) | $0.99 | |
| 6. | Riot Prevention | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Skin Deep | $0.99 | |
| 8. | Mood Indigo - (previously unreleased) | $0.99 | |
| 9. | Studio Concert - (excerpts) | $0.99 | |
| 10. | Father Norman O'Connor Introduces Duke Ellington / Duke Introduces New Work, Part I, & Hamilton | $0.99 | |
| 11. | Festival Junction | $0.99 | |
| 12. | Duke Announces Soloists; Introduces Part II | $0.99 | |
| 13. | Blues to Be There | $0.99 | |
| 14. | Duke Announces Nance & Procope; Introduces Part III | $0.99 | |
| 15. | Newport Up | $0.99 | |
| 16. | Duke Announces Hamilton, Gonsalves, & Terry / Pause / Duke Introduces Johnny Hodges | $0.99 | |
| 17. | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | $0.99 | |
| 18. | Jeep's Blues - (previously unreleased) | $0.99 | |
| 19. | Pause Track | $0.99 | |
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