George Wein & the Newport All-Stars

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George Wein & the Newport All-Stars
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Studio album by
George Wein
Released1963
RecordedOctober 12, 1962 [1]
Genre Dixieland
Length37:57
Label Impulse!
A/AS 31 [2]
Producer Bob Thiele
George Wein chronology
Midnight Concert in Paris
(1962)		George Wein & the Newport All-Stars
(1963)		George Wein is Alive and Well in Mexico
(1967)

George Wein & the Newport All-Stars is an album by the American jazz pianist and entrepreneur George Wein featuring performances recorded in 1962 for the Impulse! label. [3]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "this definitive set features one of the strongest versions of George Wein's Newport All-Stars... Highly recommended for Dixieland and small-group swing fans." [4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
DownBeat Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
New Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Track listing

  1. "At the Jazz Band Ball" (Nick LaRocca, Larry Shields) - 4:27
  2. "The Bends Blues" (Pee Wee Russell) - 4:49
  3. "Crazy Rhythm" (Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn) - 2:28
  4. "Slowly" (David Raksin, Kermit Goell) - 4:34
  5. "Ja-Da" (Bob Carleton) - 2:51
  6. "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) - 7:14
  7. "Blue Turning Grey Over You" (Waller, Razaf) - 3:58
  8. "Lulu's Back in Town" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 7:36

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Hustad, Thomas P. (May 3, 2012). Born to Play: The Ruby Braff Discography and Directory of Performances. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   9780810882652 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN   9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Impulse! Records discography accessed May 2, 2012
  4. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 2, 2012
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 571.
  6. ↑ Griffiths, David (August 10, 1963). "George Wein: And The Newport All-Starts" (PDF). New Record Mirror . No. 126. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
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