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Verve's Norman Granz took his microphones and equipment to the fourth annual Newport Jazz Festival in July of 1957 and recorded extensively there, catching several live sets by both established and up-and-coming jazz artists in wonderfully clear sonic fullness, including this Friday evening kickoff set in Freebody Park from an all-star band led by the legendary tenor saxman Coleman Hawkins and including Roy Eldridge on trumpet, Pete Brown on alto sax, Ray Bryant on piano, Al McKibbon on bass, and Jo Jones on drums. It's a joyous affair driven by Jones' propulsive drumming and a couple of well-placed ballads like "Day by Day" interspersed through the set before the whole band jumps in for a rousing finale on the old chestnut "Sweet Georgia Brown," which here sounds wonderfully fresh and agile. The performance was originally released by Verve on LP in 1958 and now, some 50 years later, on CD. The sound quality is remarkable, with studio-level clarity while still capturing the energy, intimacy, and vitality of a festive live gig, complete with introductions and announcements, all of which makes this a delightful snapshot of a veteran band of musicians who are doing what they do best.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Spoken Word, ComposerLyricist - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pete Brown, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist - Clarence Gaskill, ComposerLyricist - Ray Bryant, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Eldridge, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Al McKibbon, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - Pete Brown, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Weston, ComposerLyricist - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist - Axel Stordahl, ComposerLyricist - Ray Bryant, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Eldridge, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Al McKibbon, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Pete Brown, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist - Ray Bryant, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Eldridge, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Al McKibbon, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Pete Brown, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Will Hudson, ComposerLyricist - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist - Eddie Delange, ComposerLyricist - Ray Bryant, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Eldridge, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Al McKibbon, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pete Brown, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist - Ray Bryant, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Bernie, ComposerLyricist - Kenneth Casey, ComposerLyricist - Maceo Pinkard, ComposerLyricist - Roy Eldridge, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Al McKibbon, Bass Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Verve's Norman Granz took his microphones and equipment to the fourth annual Newport Jazz Festival in July of 1957 and recorded extensively there, catching several live sets by both established and up-and-coming jazz artists in wonderfully clear sonic fullness, including this Friday evening kickoff set in Freebody Park from an all-star band led by the legendary tenor saxman Coleman Hawkins and including Roy Eldridge on trumpet, Pete Brown on alto sax, Ray Bryant on piano, Al McKibbon on bass, and Jo Jones on drums. It's a joyous affair driven by Jones' propulsive drumming and a couple of well-placed ballads like "Day by Day" interspersed through the set before the whole band jumps in for a rousing finale on the old chestnut "Sweet Georgia Brown," which here sounds wonderfully fresh and agile. The performance was originally released by Verve on LP in 1958 and now, some 50 years later, on CD. The sound quality is remarkable, with studio-level clarity while still capturing the energy, intimacy, and vitality of a festive live gig, complete with introductions and announcements, all of which makes this a delightful snapshot of a veteran band of musicians who are doing what they do best.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:43
- Main artists: Coleman Hawkins
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 2007 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2007 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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