Dizzy Gillespie at Newport

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Dizzy Gillespie at Newport is a 1957 live album by Dizzy Gillespie, featuring his big band recorded at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival.

Reception

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

Professional ratings

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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