Live at Newport 1958
Download links and information about Live at Newport 1958 by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra. This album was released in 1994 and it belongs to Jazz genres. It contains 21 tracks with total duration of 01:37:10 minutes.
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| Artist: | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra |
| Release date: | 1994 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Tracks: | 21 |
| Duration: | 01:37:10 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Introduction (Live Version) (featuring Frankie Laine) | 1:12 |
| 2. | Take the "a" Train (Excerpt 1) [Live Version] | 0:44 |
| 3. | Princess Blue (Live Version) | 11:18 |
| 4. | Duke's Place (Live Version) | 2:46 |
| 5. | Just Scratchin' the Surface (Live Version) | 6:24 |
| 6. | Happy Reunion (Live Version) | 3:21 |
| 7. | Juniflip (Live Version) | 4:01 |
| 8. | Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool (Live Version) | 7:17 |
| 9. | Jazz Festival Jazz (Live Version) | 7:07 |
| 10. | Feet Bone (Live Version) | 3:09 |
| 11. | Hi Fi Fo Fum (Live Version) | 7:52 |
| 12. | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) [Live Version] | 3:42 |
| 13. | Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home (Live Version) | 2:54 |
| 14. | Prima Bara Dubla (Live Version) | 6:51 |
| 15. | El Gato (Live Version) | 4:42 |
| 16. | Multi-Colored Blue (Live Version) | 6:31 |
| 17. | Introduction to Mahalia Jackson (Live Version) (featuring Frankie Laine) | 1:54 |
| 18. | Come Sunday (with Mahalia Jackson) [Live Version] | 7:08 |
| 19. | Keep Your Hand on the Plow (Live Version) | 5:19 |
| 20. | Take the "a" Train (Excerpt 2) [Live Version] | 0:30 |
| 21. | Jones (Live Version) | 2:28 |
Details
[Edit]On the evening of July 3, 1958, Duke Ellington closed the first evening of the Newport Jazz Festival with a set that included quite a bit of new, unfamiliar material in addition to old favorites. But difficulties with the sound, among them some rough ensemble passages, stray noises on-stage, and occasionally off-mike solos caused Ellington to choose to re-record several selections in the studio for what was first issued on LP as Live at Newport 1958, with added live announcements and overdubbed applause. This two-CD set includes the entire live set, warts and all, while omitting the separate studio re-creations. Historically, it is an important release in that the performances are preserved intact, with outstanding solos by Paul Gonsalves ("Happy Reunion") and flügelhornist Clark Terry ("Juniflip"), along with the pairing of Shorty Baker (trumpet) with violinist Ray Nance in "Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool" and guest Gerry Mulligan joining Harry Carney for the baritone sax feature "Prima Bara Dubla." But the vocals by Ozzie Bailey and Lil Greenwood are forgettable, while the addition of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson is ill-fitting for the live setting. This is far from Duke Ellington's best work in a live setting, but serious collectors will still want to acquire it.