Columbia · in the Kissa Kissa racks
At Newport

| Recorded | Jul 6, 1956 |
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| Label | Columbia |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 330475 |
The record
Festival tape from Newport '56, the quartet sharing a bill with Johnson and guests in a set that leans loose and social rather than tightly rehearsed. Desmond's alto stays cool amid the crowded stage.
Session personnel
- Bill Crow — bass
- Norman Bates — bass
- Joe Dodge — drums
- Rudy Collins — drums
- Dave Brubeck — piano
- Dick Katz — piano
- Paul Desmond — saxophone
- J.J. Johnson — trombone
- Kai Winding — trombone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 23 pressings on file.
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 932 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Press earliest on file |
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| 1957 | Coronet (2) · KLP 570 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove |
| 1956 | Columbia — MONO |
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 932 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 932 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 932 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 932 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing |
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 932 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Columbia · PL 5038 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1956 | Columbia · ALD 6127 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 932 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Press |
| 1956 | Philips · B 07207 L — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 932 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Press |
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 932 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing |
Follow the players
Bill Crow also plays on
Norman Bates also plays on
Joe Dodge also plays on