Dizzy Gillespie at Newport

Dizzy Gillespie at Newport
Live album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1957
Recorded	July 6, 1957, Newport, Rhode Island
Genre	Jazz
Length	51:59
Label	Verve[1]
Producer	Norman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Sittin' In (1957) Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (1957) Duets (1957)

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]

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]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Disc	[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[7]

Track listing

1. "Dizzy's Blues" (A. K. Salim) – 11:51
2. "School Days" (Will D. Cobb, Gus Edwards) – 5:47
3. "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) – 7:56
4. "Manteca" (Gil Fuller, Gillespie, Chano Pozo) – 7:11
5. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 4:48
6. "Cool Breeze" (Tadd Dameron, Billy Eckstine, Gillespie) – 10:33
7. "Zodiac Suite: Virgo/Libra/Aries" (Mary Lou Williams) – 10:28 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "Carioca" (Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans) – 3:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "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

1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
2. "Dizzy Gillespie Catalog – album index". Jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
3. "Top 10 Newport Albums". JazzTimes.
4. Jazz, MATT SCHUDEL, On (18 October 1992). "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.
5. Scott Yanow (1957-07-06). "At Newport – Dizzy Gillespie | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
6. Hall, Tony (12 April 1958). "Jazz reviews". Disc. No. 10. p. 7.
7. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.