Newport '58

by Dinah Washington

Newport '58 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1958
  • Label: EmArcy
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:38
  • Community rating: 3.57/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Accompanied by an absolutely stellar, high-energy jazz backing band, the powerhouse vocalist completely dominates the prestigious festival stage with undeniable, blues-drenched authority. Her incredibly sharp, fiercely swinging phrasing transforms popular standards into a thrilling, highly spontaneous masterclass in vocal improvisation.

Genres

Descriptors: live, vocal-driven, bluesy, improvisation, charismatic

Tracklist

  1. Lover Come Back To Me - Live At Newport Jazz Festival, 1958 (2:41)
  2. Crazy Love - Live At Newport Jazz Festival, 1958 (3:45)
  3. Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair - Live At Newport Jazz Festival, 1958 (3:52)
  4. Me And My Gin - Live At Newport Jazz Festival, 1958 (3:26)
  5. Back Water Blues - Live At Newport Jazz Festival, 1958 (6:01)
  6. Backstage Blues - Live At Newport Jazz Festival, 1958 (9:16)
  7. Julie And Jake - Live At Newport Jazz Festival, 1958 (11:03)
  8. All Of Me - Live At Newport Jazz Festival, 1958 (5:31)

Credits

  • Dinah Washington - primary artist, vocals
  • Terry Gibbs - primary artist, vibraphone, written-by
  • Max Roach - primary artist, drums
  • Don Elliott - primary artist, mellophone, vibraphone, written-by
  • Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone
  • Paul West - double bass
  • Wynton Kelly - piano
  • Harold Ousley - tenor saxophone

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