Duke Ellington And His OrchestraEllington At Newport

Label:

Columbia – CL 934

Series:

Newport Jazz Festival (2)

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Mono , Hollywood Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Swing

Tracklist

Newport Jazz Festival Suite
A1 Festival Junction
Alto Saxophone, SoloistRussell Procope
Baritone Saxophone, SoloistHarry Carney
Clarinet, SoloistJimmy Hamilton
Tenor Saxophone, SoloistPaul Gonsalves
Trombone, SoloistButter Jackson*
Trumpet, SoloistWillie Cook
Written-ByEllington*
A2 Blues To Be There
Clarinet, SoloistRussell Procope
Piano, SoloistDuke Ellington
Trumpet, SoloistCat Anderson
Written-ByEllington*
A3 Newport Up
Clarinet, SoloistJimmy Hamilton
Tenor Saxophone, SoloistPaul Gonsalves
Trumpet, SoloistClark Terry
Written-ByEllington*
B1 Jeep's Blues
Alto Saxophone, SoloistJohnny Hodges
Written-ByHodges*
B2 Diminuendo And Crescendo In Blue
Written-ByEllington*

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtNewport Jazz Festival
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood

Credits

  • Liner NotesGeorge Avakian
  • Photography ByArnold Newman

Notes

Red six-eye Columbia labels with white LP emblem bottom centered, in use with very few variants 1955 - 6/1962.
Deep groove pressing ring measures 2.75" to to outer edges.
Pressed by Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood, CA.
Pressing is identified by the etched H in the deadwax.

Recorded in performance at the American Jazz Festival at Newport, R.I., on July 7, 1956

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): x"Lp" 38809
  • Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): x"Lp" 38810
  • Pressing Plant ID (Deadwax etched): H
  • Matrix / Runout (A stamped, HI etched): XLP38809-1AE HI
  • Matrix / Runout (B stamped, HVIII etched): XLP38810-1E HVIII

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Ellington At Newport (LP, Album, Mono, Promo) Columbia CL 934 US 1956
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  • martyhmcgee's avatar
    martyhmcgee
    Edited 4 months ago
    Mono sound on this 2nd press 6 eye is superb (if lacking a bit in bass), with a flat and quiet press by Hollywood. The "D&C" finale is legendary...and spans nearly the entirety of Avakian's grandiose prose on the back cover.

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