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
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.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review states "This brilliant CD captures one of the high points of Dizzy Gillespie's remarkable career and is highly recommended".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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

Background

• In "Manteca", the big band chants, "I'll never go back to Georgia", in reference to the racial prejudice in the state.

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, vocals, arranger (track 4)
• Talib Dawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick - trumpet
• Chuck Conners, 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