DUKE ELLINGTON
Ellington at Newport
Festival Junction
Ellington at Newport is a 1956 live jazz album by Duke Ellington and his band of their 1956 concert at the Newport Jazz Festival, a concert which revitalized Ellington's flagging career. Jazz promoter George Wein describes the 1956 concert as "the greatest performance of [Ellington's] career... It stood for everything that jazz had been and could be.".[3] It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, which ranks it "one of the most famous... in jazz history"
Johnny Hodges-Alto sax
Russell Procope-Alto sax
Harry Carney-Baritone sax
Paul Gonsalves-Tenor sax
Jimmy Hamilton-Clarinet
Quentin Jackson-Trombone
John Sanders-Trombone
Britt Woodman-Trombone
John Willie Cook-Trumpet
William "Cat" Anderson-Trumpet
Clark Terry-Trumpet
Ray Nance-Voice, trumpet
James Woode-Bass
Sam Woodyard-Drums
Duke Ellington-Piano
Russell Procope-Alto sax
Harry Carney-Baritone sax
Paul Gonsalves-Tenor sax
Jimmy Hamilton-Clarinet
Quentin Jackson-Trombone
John Sanders-Trombone
Britt Woodman-Trombone
John Willie Cook-Trumpet
William "Cat" Anderson-Trumpet
Clark Terry-Trumpet
Ray Nance-Voice, trumpet
James Woode-Bass
Sam Woodyard-Drums
Duke Ellington-Piano
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