Live at Newport 1958

Duke Ellington | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 19, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1994
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000292N
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,511 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Introduction - Willis conover

2. Take The Train (Excerpt)

3. Princess Blue

4. Dukes Place

5. Just Scratchin' The Surface

6. Happy Reunion

7. Juniflip

8. Mr. Gentle And Mr. Cool

9. Jazz Festival Jazz

10. Feet Bone

Disc: 2

1. Hi Fi Fo Fum

2. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good

3. Bill Bailey, Won't You Come Home

4. Prima Bara Dubla

5. El Gato

6. Multicolored Blue

7. Introduction To Mahailah Jackson - Willis conover

8. Come Sunday

9. Keep Your Hand On The Plow

10. Take The A Train (Excerpt)

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Duke and his orchestra arrived to play at the Newport Jazz Festival at a time when jazz festivals were a fairly new innovation. Ellington's band was the first and last group to play at the Newport Festival. The August 20, 1956 cover of Time featured Ellington. Columbia Records recorded the concert and an album soon followed. Duke appeared soon after on the cover of Time, and his resurgent popularity lasted throughout the rest of his life. Some of his best albums occurred during the next decade and a half, until age and illness began to claim some of Duke's band members and, in 1974, Ellington himself. Newport 1958 is a 1958 album by Duke Ellington, recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival of that year and later in the Columbia recording studio. The original album, Newport 1958 and the French Columbia CD #COL 468436 2 are mostly studio re-recordings of numbers performed at Newport. There is also dubbed in applause and crowd noise from Newport. During this time, Duke was frequently re-recording pieces that were performed live in the studio to be included on "live" albums. This was because he felt the live performances were not up to his standards. Only the tracks, "Just Scratchin' the Surface" and "Prima Bara Dubla" are from Newport on the original album. The double CD is all the music performed at Newport on July 3, 1958. The third CD was issued by Mosaic Records and contains all of the original album, minus the dubbed in crowd noise and applause. It also contains select live tracks from Newport to fill out the CD.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Come Sunday", September 2, 2006

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Dwayne (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Newport 1958 (Audio CD)

I am in agreeance with the previous reviewer! I was also lucky to find this set.

In all honesty, I only purchased this CD set for the Mahalia Jackson songs and she sings with so much emotion and enthusiasm. "Come Sunday" demonstrates her ability to remain calm, cool, and collective, while "Keep Your Hand On The Plow" shows Mahalia's exciting style and her steadfast belief in God. And hearing Duke Ellington's orchestra back her up on both songs is just AMAZING!!!!!!!

Mahalia's conversation with the audience showcases how such a massive icon can still remain humble. Commenting towards the song "Come Sunday," Mahalia wasn't ashamed to hint that she wasn't fully comfortable with the style of the song. She says, in such a soft-spoken voice, "I've been worried to death all day...it's my first time. If Duke wasn't great, I never would've tried it. And I thank God for him." Just wonderful!

Don't get me wrong though! The entire CD set is wonderful! I'd recommend it to anyone who loves GREAT music!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Was Lucky To Find This One, June 5, 2005

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Original Mixed Up-Kid "jg" (New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Newport 1958 (Audio CD)

Indeed for 3o dollars new...I am grateful...anyway maybe Legacy will do better again than this 94 re release 2 disc set (is it really that rare?) of Duke and add missing music,a book...the tratment it deserves like the other great Newport release from 56..what a band,and energy..Mahalia sounds great...