Live at Newport [LIVE]

Christian Scott

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 4, 2008)
• Original Release Date: November 4, 2008
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Live
• Label: Concord Jazz
• ASIN: B001G54716
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #77,646 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist
Live at Newport is the follow up to Christian's sophomore release, Anthem and his Grammy-nominated debut Rewind That. Both albums received rave reviews upon release in 2007 and 2006 respectively. People Magazine gave Anthem three stars while the LA Times called it "a stunning portrait of a young talent on the rise." With his debut, Rewind That, Christian landed on Billboard's "Top Ten to Watch in 2006" list. The LA Daily News raved, "The major-label debut from this jazz trumpeter has been generating no small amount of hype - and in this case, the accolades are deserved. Rewind That is the real deal." Journalists weren't the only people praising Christian. In an interview with Downbeat Magazine Chris Botti, who stopped by to see Christian's Newport performance, said, "Lately I've been listening to a lot of CDs by new trumpeters. The only one I like is Christian's. He's the new voice in jazz trumpet. I love his point of view. He doesn't sound like any other young trumpet player."

The accolades caught the eye of quite a few industry heavyweights. He found himself in the studio with Prince to record a few songs and is featured on Prince's latest album, Planet Earth, on the track "Somewhere Here on Earth." He performed with Mos Def at his sold out show at New York's Highline Ballroom. Christian is also taking his talents to the big screen. He was asked to appear and perform in the Steven Soderbergh film, "Leatherheads" starring George Clooney and Renee Zellweger. Christian will also be featured in the Jonathan Demme film "Rachel Getting Married" which will hit theatres in NY and LA on October 3, 2008.

Product Description
Live at Newport is the first ever live album and DVD from the critically acclaimed and Grammy-nominated trumpeter Christian Scott. Recorded on August 9, 2008 at the JVC Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, RI, Live at Newport features 8 tracks including five new songs and features a performance by Christian that echoes his musical hero Miles Davis who recorded his own Newport CD 50 years earlier. The accompanying DVD will feature Scott performing 7 of the 8 album tracks at the JVC Jazz Festival this past Summer and also includes an all access pass into Christian's rehearsals at Berklee School of Music in Boston just two days prior to the festival. You'll also get a chance to hear from Christian himself in exclusive interviews while preparing for the festival as well as some thoughts from him after the performance.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jazz is fun again, December 2, 2008

By	R. Reid (Washington DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I agree with the earlier post. This CD/DVD is probably a better introduction to Christian Scott than his earlier discs "Rewind That" and "Anthem", because it's a live disc (and jazz, as opposed to other genres of music, is almost always better live) and you get the extra value of the DVD as well, which showcases his music visually as well. Bottom line, it is great music. Scott is on his way to becoming one of the dominant voices in jazz.

I also recommend seeing Scott live.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Believe It, This Kid Can Play, November 30, 2008

By	moose_of_many_waters (Palo Alto, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This album has been out a month and for some strange reason is being ignored. Why, I don't know. This kid can play. And he definitely can play live. You can hear Clark Terry and you can hear Miles in his tone and phrasing, but he's well on his way to having his own voice. This is serious jazz for real ears. The side players are exceptional. You can get a free download of one of the songs on allaboutjazz.com, but I definitely recommend you picking up the whole CD, which also comes with a DVD. Christian Scott may well become the greatest jazz trumpeter of his generation.