Duke Ellington-(1956) Ellington At Newport [HDTracks 24/96] torrent

Duke Ellington - Ellington At Newport (1956) [2015 60th Anniversary Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]
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Ellington at Newport is a 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. 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".


Duke Ellington's appearance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival has long been famous, and justifiably so. Paul Gonsalves' 27-chorus tenor solo on "Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue" practically started a riot at Newport and made headlines around the world. The momentum generated by this concert led to Ellington's comeback and never let up during his 18 remaining years. A double CD put out in 1999 presents the entire concert performance, previously unheard material, and a few revelations. After a brief truncated set that was cut short because four of Ellington's musicians could not be found, the Ellington Orchestra returned to the stage three hours later. They played "Take the 'A' Train," "Newport Jazz Festival Suite," a showcase for Harry Carney on "Sophisticated Lady," and a so-so Jimmy Grissom vocal outing on "Day In, Day Out." Then came "Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue." The saxophone interlude caused crazed dancing, and soon the crowd was as loud as the band. When the crowd would not quiet down, Ellington saved the day by closing with a long version of "Skin Deep." But unknown to most people is that on July 9, the orchestra went to the studios to reproduce the program. The earlier version of the "Newport Jazz Festival Suite" had been a bit sloppy and Gonsalves' famous tenor solo on "Diminuendo" had actually been played into the wrong microphone. Ellington's band therefore performed the entire "Newport Jazz Festival Suite" again and it was issued (with phony applause, introductions, and crowd noises) on the original LP. Happily, a second version of the Newport concert had since been discovered so Gonsalves' solo is a bit louder here than on the LP. And by combining the two tapes, one can hear the Duke Ellington Orchestra in stereo in 1956. Highly recommended. Reviewed by Scott Yanow of allmusic.com



Track Listing:

01. Father Norman O'Connor Introduces Duke Ellington
02. Festival Junction
03. Blues to Be There
04. Newport Up
05. Jeep's Blues
06. Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue
07. Take the A Train
08. Sophisticated Lady
09. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
10. Skin Deep

Personnel:

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


Recorded: July 7, 1956