Newport Suite
| Newport Suite | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | March 15, 16 & 22, 1960 Capitol Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:49 | |||
| Label | Roulette R 52047 | |||
| Producer | Teddy Reig | |||
| Maynard Ferguson chronology | ||||
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Newport Suite is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Roulette label.[1][2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "one of the trumpeter's very best LPs" and states "Maynard Ferguson's bands of the early '60s produced many memorable albums, including this studio effort".[3]
Track listing
- "Jazz Bary" (Willie Maiden) - 4:25
- "Foxy" (Slide Hampton) - 5:10
- "Newport" (Hampton) - 9:32
- "Got the Spirit" (Hampton) - 3:50
- "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 2:54
- "Ol' Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:58
- "Three More Foxes" (Maiden) - 8:00
Personnel
- Maynard Ferguson - trumpet, valve trombone, baritone horn
- Don Ellis, Augustino 'Chet' Ferretti, Rick Kiefer - trumpet
- Charles Greenlee, Mike Zagatini - trombone
- Jimmy Ford - alto saxophone
- Joe Farrell, Willie Maiden - tenor saxophone
- Frank Hittner - baritone saxophone
- Jaki Byard - piano
- Aubrey Tosin - bass
- Stu Martin - drums
- Slide Hampton, Willie Maiden - arranger
References
- ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed October, 30, 2015
- ^ Minn, M. [michaelminn.net/discographies/maynard/?releases#Roulette-52047 Maynard Ferguson discography], accessed October, 30, 2015
- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Newport Suite – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October, 30, 2015.