At Newport

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 01:12:08
Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet, vocals); Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (alto saxophones); Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell (tenor saxophones); Pee Wee Moore (baritone saxophone); Lee Morgan, Talib Dawud, Emmett Perry, Carl Warwick (trumpets); Melba Liston, Al Grey, Ray Connors (trombones); Wynton Kelly, Mary Lou Williams (piano); Paul West (bass); Charlie Persip (drums). Recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island on July 6, 1957. Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie (vocals, trumpet); Ernie Henry (saxophone, alto saxophone); Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Pee Wee Moore (saxophone, baritone saxophone); Jimmy Powell (alto saxophone); Talib Dawud, Ermet Perry, Lee Morgan , E.V. Perry, Carl Warwick (trumpet); Chuck Conner, Al Grey, Melba Liston, Chuck Connors (trombone); Mary Lou Williams, Wynton Kelly (piano); Charlie Persip (drums). Liner Note Author: Bill Simon. Recording information: Freebody Park, Newport, RI (07/06/1957); Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI (07/06/1957). Arrangers: Dizzy Gillespie; Ernie Wilkins; Quincy Jones; Tadd Dameron; Benny Golson. Justifiably considered one of the best of Dizzy Gillespie's many live sets, AT NEWPORT captures a dead-on 1957 performance featuring Gillespie and one of his best bands, starring baritone saxophonist Pee Wee Moore, tenor Benny Golson, and pianist Wynton Kelly. Road-tightened by months of world tours sponsored by the US State Department's cultural exchange program, the ensemble is flawless, but not at all mechanical. The goofy humor of comic standards like "School Days" and "Doodlin'" is an old jazz standby that only Gillespie truly continued into the post-bop years. However, on Latin-flavored standards like a scorching version of "Manteca" and a spirited run-through of the old standard "Carioca," not to mention the extended solo showcases "Night in Tunisia" and "Cool Breeze," Gillespie and band show that their chops are as sharp as anyone's. Another highlight is the showcase for pianist Mary Lou Williams, containing selections from her signature piece ZODIAC SUITE and proving this lineup capable of more thoughtful, sensitive playing, than one might expect from their more exuberant moments.
録音 : ステレオ (Live)