Columbia · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Newport 1958
| Recorded | Jul 3-21, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Label | Columbia |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 17 credited players |
| Discogs | master 223845 |
The record
Recorded the summer after their 1956 Newport breakthrough, the orchestra returns to the festival stage with Gonsalves and Carney still riding that wave. Ellington's piano stays understated, letting the reed section carry the momentum.
Session personnel
- Jimmy Woode — bass
- Sam Woodyard — drums
- Duke Ellington — piano
- Harry Carney — saxophone
- Jimmy Hamilton — saxophone
- Johnny Hodges — saxophone
- Paul Gonsalves — saxophone
- Russell Procope — saxophone
- Britt Woodman — trombone
- John Sanders — trombone
- Quentin Jackson — trombone
- Cat Anderson — trumpet
- Clark Terry — trumpet
- Harold Baker — trumpet
- Ray Nance — trumpet
- Ozzie Bailey — vocals
- Gerry Mulligan — baritone saxophone
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.
| 1958 | Columbia · CL 1245 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1958 | Columbia — MONO |
| 1958 | Columbia · CS 8072 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | Columbia · CL 1245 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Promo |
| 1958 | Philips · BBL 7279 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1958 | Coronet (2) · KLP 736 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1958 | Columbia · CL 1245 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1958 | Philips · SBBL 7279 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | Philips · B 07637 L — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1958 | Philips · B 07637 L — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1958 | Coronet (2) · KLP 736 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1972 | Columbia · S 65113 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | CBS · CBS 84408 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | CBS · 40 84408 — Cassette, Stereo, Dolby |
Follow the players
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