Artist: Duke Ellington
Album: Jazz Collection: Live! At The Newport Jazz Festival ’59
Label: Verve Reissues
Year Of Release: 1989
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Tracklist:
01. Duke Ellington – Take The “A” Train (Live In Newport / 1959)
02. Duke Ellington – Idiom 59 (Live In Newport / 1959)
03. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Rockin’ In Rhythm (Live In Newport / 1959)
04. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Flirtibird (Live In Newport / 1959)
05. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Perdido (Live In Newport / 1959)
06. Duke Ellington – Cop-Out (Live In Newport / 1959)
07. Duke Ellington – V.I.P.’s Boogie (Live In Newport / 1959)
08. Duke Ellington – Jam With Sam (Live In Newport / 1959)
09. Duke Ellington – Skin Deep (Live In Newport / 1959)
10. Duke Ellington – Things Ain’t What They Used To Be (Live In Newport / 1959)
11. Duke Ellington – Jones (Live In Newport / 1959)
Duke Ellington’s concert at the 1959 Newport Jazz Festival lacked the excitement and adventure of his appearances in 1956 and 1958. Ellington and his orchestra played their usual program of standards and features with the 14-and-a-half-minute “Idiom ’59” being introduced (and then quickly forgotten). Fine music but nothing that historic or essential occured this time around.
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