Duke Ellington At Newport

Ellington at Newport is a 1956 live jazz album by Duke Ellington and his band of their 1956 concert at the Newport Jazz Festival, a concert which revitalized Ellington's flagging career. Jazz promoter George Wein describes the 1956 concert as "the greatest performance of [Ellington's] career... It stood for everything that jazz had been and could be.".^[2] It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, which ranks it "one of the most famous... in jazz history".^[3] The original release partly recreated in the studio the Ellington Orchestra's festival appearance

Remastered 1999 CD: Ellington at Newport (Complete)[edit]

Disc one

1. "The Star Spangled Banner" - 1:10
2. Father Norman O'Connor Introduces Duke & the Orchestra / Duke Introduces Tune & Anderson, Jackson & Procope - 3:36
3. "Black and Tan Fantasy" - 6:21
4. Duke Introduces Cook & Tune - 0:26
5. "Tea for Two" - 3:34
6. Duke & Band Leave Stage / Father Norman Talks About The Festival - 2:30
7. "Take the 'A' Train" - 4:27
8. Duke Announces Strayhorn's A Train & Nance / Duke Introduces Festival Suite, Part I & Hamilton - 0:41
9. "Part I - Festival Junction" - 8:10
10. Duke Announces Soloists; Introduces Part II - 0:38
11. "Part II - Blues to Be There" - 7:09
12. Duke Announces Nace & Procope; Introduces Part III - 0:19
13. "Part III - Newport Up" - 5:33
14. Duke Announces Hamilton, Gonsalves & Terry / Duke Introduces Carney & Tune - 0:25
15. "Sophisticated Lady" - 3:52
16. Duke Announces Grissom & Tune - 0:17
17. "Day In, Day Out" - 3:50
18. Duke Introduces Tune(s) and Paul Gonsalves Interludes - 0:23
19. "Diminuendo In Blue and Crescendo In Blue" - 14:20
20. Announcements, Pandemonium - 0:44
21. Pause Track - 0:06

Disc two

1. Duke Introduces Johnny Hodges - 0:18
2. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" - 3:38
3. "Jeep's Blues" - 4:36
4. Duke Calms Crowd; Introduces Nance & Tune - 0:42
5. "Tulip or Turnip" - 2:49
6. Riot Prevention - 1:08
7. "Skin Deep" - 9:13
8. "Mood Indigo" - 1:30
9. Studio Concert (Excerpts) - 4:01
10. Father Norman O'Connor Introduces Duke Ellington / Duke Introduces New Work, Part I & Hamilton - 1:02
11. "Part I - Festival Junction" - 8:46
12. Duke Announces Soloists; Introduces Part II - 0:32
13. "Part II - Blues To Be There" - 7:48
14. Duke Announces Nance & Procope; Introduces Part III" - 0:16
15. "Part III - Newport Up" - 5:20
16. Duke Announces Hamilton, Gonsalves & Terry / Pause / Duke Introduces Johnny Hodges - 0:41
17. "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" - 3:47
18. "Jeep's Blues" - 4:31
19. Pause Track - 0:06

• Tracks 9-19 on CD2 were not part of the original performance.

• Harry Carney - Baritone sax
• John Willie Cook - Trumpet
• Duke Ellington - Piano
• Paul Gonsalves - Tenor sax
• Jimmy Grissom - Voice
• Jimmy Hamilton - Clarinet
• Johnny Hodges - Alto sax
• Quentin Jackson - Trombone
• William "Cat" Anderson - Trumpet
• Ray Nance - Voice, trumpet
• Russell Procope - Alto sax
• John Sanders - Trombone
• Clark Terry - Trumpet
• James Woode - Bass
• Britt Woodman - Trombone
• Sam Woodyard - Drums

 [ Wikipedia]