Columbia · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Ellington At Newport
| Recorded | Jul 7, 1956 |
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| Label | Columbia |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 1 credited player |
| Discogs | master 136190 |
The record
Paul Gonsalves's marathon tenor solo lit up this set and sparked a career revival for the orchestra, with Hodges gliding through the ballad spots in that unmistakable, sighing alto. A comeback captured live, crowd noise and all.
Session personnel
- Johnny Hodges — alto saxophone, soloist
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 73 pressings on file.
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 934 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1956 | Columbia · CL 934 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Bridgeport Pressing · deep groove |
| 1957 | Columbia · CL 934 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing · deep groove |
| 1957 | Columbia · CL 934 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing · deep groove |
| 1957 | Columbia · CL 934 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing · deep groove |
| — | Columbia · PL 5047 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep Groove · deep groove |
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 934 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Promo |
| 1956 | Columbia · CL 934 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Bridgeport Pressing |
| 1957 | Columbia — MONO |
| 1957 | Philips · B 07182 L — Vinyl, LP |
| 1957 | Philips · BBL 7133 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, R/T |
| 1957 | Columbia · CL 934 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Maroon Label |
| 1957 | Columbia · CL 934 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Purple label |
| 1957 | Columbia · CL 934 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |