Ellington at Newport

by Duke Ellington

Ellington at Newport cover art

'Ellington at Newport' documents the legendary 1956 Newport Jazz Festival performance that single-handedly revitalized Duke Ellington's career, which had been in a commercial lull. The album is famed for the sheer energy of the orchestra and, most notably, for tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves's galvanic 27-chorus solo on "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue," a moment that drove the live audience into a frenzy. Though immortalizing a pivotal event in jazz history, the original LP release was a composite, combining genuine concert recordings with studio-recreated sections to amend audio issues and perceived performance imperfections from the live set.

Genres

  • Big Band

Tracklist

  1. The Star Spangled Banner - Live
  2. Father Norman O'Connor Introduces Duke & The Orchestra / Duke Introduces Tune & Anderson, Jackson, & Procope - Live
  3. Black and Tan Fantasy - Live
  4. Duke Introduces Cook & Tune - Live
  5. Tea for Two - Live
  6. Duke & Band Leave Stage / Father Norman O'Connor Talks About the Festival - Live
  7. Take the "A" Train - Live
  8. Duke Announces Strayhorn's A Train & Nance Duke Introduces Festival Suite, Pt. I & Hamilton - Live
  9. Pt. I-Festival Junction - Live
  10. Duke Announces Soloists / Introduces Pt. II - Live
  11. Pt. II-Blues to Be There - Live
  12. Duke Announces Nance & Procope / Introduces Pt. III - Live
  13. Pt. III-Newport Up - Live
  14. Duke Announces Hamilton, Gonsalves, & Terry / Duke Introduces Carney & Tune - Live
  15. Sophisticated Lady - Live
  16. Duke Announces Grissom & Tune - Live
  17. Day In, Day Out - Live
  18. Duke Introduce Tune(s) and Paul Gonsalves Interludes - Live
  19. Diminuendo In Blue - Live
  20. Announcements, Pandemonium - Live
  21. Pause Track
  22. Duke Introduces Johnny Hodges - Live
  23. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - Live
  24. Jeep's Blues - Live
  25. Duke Calms Crowd, Introduces Nance & Tune - Live
  26. Tulip or Turnip - Live
  27. Riot Prevention - Live
  28. Skin Deep - Live
  29. Mood Indigo - Live
  30. Studio Concert - Excerpts
  31. Father Norman O'Connor Introduces Duke Ellington / Duke Introduces New Work, Pt. I, & Hamilton
  32. Pt. I-Festival Junction
  33. Duke Announces Soloists / Introduces Pt. II
  34. Pt. II-Blues to Be There
  35. Duke Announces Nance & Procope / Introduces Pt. III
  36. Pt. III-Newport Up
  37. Duke Announces Hamilton, Gonsalves, & Terry / Duke Introduces Johnny Hodges
  38. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
  39. Jeep's Blues
  40. Pause Track