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Dizzy Gillespie at Newport

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Dizzy Gillespie at Newport
Live album by
Released1957
RecordedJuly 6, 1957, Newport, Rhode Island
GenreJazz
Length51:59
LabelVerve[1]
ProducerNorman 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

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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
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Disc[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]

Track listing

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  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

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References

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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b 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.