Dizzy Gillespie at Newport
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]
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | July 6, 1957, Newport, Rhode Island | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:59 | |||
| Label | Verve[1] | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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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]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [6] |
Track listing
- "Dizzy's Blues" (A. K. Salim) – 11:51
- "School Days" (Will D. Cobb, Gus Edwards) – 5:47
- "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) – 7:56
- "Manteca" (Gil Fuller, Gillespie, Chano Pozo) – 7:11
- "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 4:48
- "Cool Breeze" (Tadd Dameron, Billy Eckstine, Gillespie) – 10:33
- "Zodiac Suite: Virgo/Libra/Aries" (Mary Lou Williams) – 10:28 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Carioca" (Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans) – 3:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 10:00 Bonus track on CD reissue - Lee Morgan feature
Personnel
- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, vocals, arranger (track 4)
- Talib Dawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick - trumpet
- Chuck Connors, Al Grey, Melba Liston - trombone
- Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell - alto saxophone
- Benny Golson - tenor saxophone, arranger (track 5)
- Billy Mitchell - tenor saxophone
- Pee Wee Moore - baritone saxophone
- Wynton Kelly (tracks 1-6 & 9), Mary Lou Williams (tracks 7 & 8) - piano
- Paul E. West - double bass
- Charlie Persip - drums
- A. K. Salim (track 1), Tadd Dameron (track 6), Quincy Jones (track 2), Ernie Wilkins (track 3) - arranger
References
- Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- "Dizzy Gillespie Catalog - album index". Jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- "Top 10 Newport Albums". JazzTimes.
- 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.
- Scott Yanow (1957-07-06). "At Newport - Dizzy Gillespie | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
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