It is jazz of the highest order played at an almost rock n roll pace and with an enthusiastic pep that confirms ellington and his ensemble fed off the crowd s reaction as the collective lit into each new stanza.
Ellington at newport 1956 vinyl.
Ellington at newport 1956 original recording remastered live edition by ellington duke 1999 audio cd 5 0 out of 5 stars 2.
It is ellington s best selling album.
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Ellington at newport an album by duke ellington.
The 1956 newport jazz festival put ellington back on top solely because of the 14 56 performance of diminuendo and crescendo in blue with 27 choruses by paul gonsalves on tenor saxophone and aided in large part by a beautiful blonde woman whose dancing inspired the crowd nearly as much as the music.
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Referencing ellington at newport lp album mono ltd num re rm mofi 1 035 i have gone through two copies of this pressing and both have several locked grooves 4 or 5 on the last track of side b in nearly the same spots.
George avakian liner notes jimmy woode bass sam woodyard drums jimmy hamilton clarinet duke ellington piano composer willie cook trumpet paul gonsalves tenor saxophone britt woodman trombone harry carney.
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Classic album review ellington at newport 1956 3rd april 2019 let us journey back to the newport jazz festival in 1956 to witness a demoralised ellington band find its mojo in realtime thanks to a storming paul gonsalves solo that runs for 27 choruses and caused a mini riot.
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The 1956 newport jazz festival put ellington back on top solely because of the 14 56 performance of diminuendo and crescendo in blue with 27 choruses by paul gonsalves on tenor saxophone and aided in large part by a beautiful blonde woman whose dancing inspired the crowd nearly as much as the music.
It stood for everything that jazz had been and could be.