Dizzy Gillespie at Newport

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Dizzy Gillespie at Newport
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Live album by
Released1957
RecordedJuly 6, 1957, Newport, Rhode Island
Genre Jazz
Length51:59
Label Verve [1]
Producer Norman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Sittin' In
(1957)
Dizzy Gillespie at Newport
(1957)
Duets
(1957)

Dizzy Gillespie at Newport is a 1957 live album by Dizzy Gillespie, featuring his big band, recorded at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review states: "This brilliant CD captures one of the high points of Dizzy Gillespie's remarkable career and is highly recommended." [5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

  1. "Dizzy's Blues" (A. K. Salim) – 11:51
  2. "School Days" (Will D. Cobb, Gus Edwards) – 5:47
  3. "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) – 7:56
  4. "Manteca" (Gil Fuller, Gillespie, Chano Pozo) – 7:11
  5. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 4:48
  6. "Cool Breeze" (Tadd Dameron, Billy Eckstine, Gillespie) – 10:33
  7. "Zodiac Suite: Virgo/Libra/Aries" (Mary Lou Williams) – 10:28 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Carioca" (Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans) – 3:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 10:00 Bonus track on CD reissue – Lee Morgan feature

Personnel

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References

  1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN   9781440229169 via Google Books.
  2. "Dizzy Gillespie Catalog – album index". Jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  3. "Top 10 Newport Albums". JazzTimes.
  4. Jazz, MATT SCHUDEL, On. "KING OF THE TRUMPET DESERVES FANFARE THE WORK OF DIZZY GILLESPIE, WHO TURNS 75 THIS WEEK, PRACTICALLY EMBODIES THE DEVELOPMENT OF JAZZ". Sun-Sentinel.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. 1 2 Scott Yanow (1957-07-06). "At Newport – Dizzy Gillespie | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  6. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958 via Google Books.