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Released
  
1958

Artist
  
Randy Weston

Label
  
MetroJazz Records

New Faces at Newport (1958)
  
Little Niles (1958)

Release date
  
1958

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
July 5, 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island

Similar
  
Randy Weston albums, Jazz albums

New Faces at Newport is a split album by pianist Randy Weston's trio and vibraphonist Lem Winchester's quartet which was recorded in 1958 at the Newport Jazz Festival and released on the MetroJazz label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Weston except as indicated'

  1. "Hi-Fly" - 6:38
  2. "Excerpt from Bantu Suite" - 9:27
  3. "Beef Blues Stew" - 6:33
  4. "Machine Blues" - 4:35
  5. "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker)
  6. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
  7. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn)

Personnel

  • Randy Weston - piano (tracks 1-4)
  • George Joyner - bass (tracks 1-4)
  • Wilbert Hogan - drums (tracks 1-4)
  • Lem Winchester - vibraphone (tracks 5-7)
  • Ray Santisi - piano (tracks 5-7)
  • John Neves - bass (tracks 5-7)
  • Jimmy Zitano - drums (tracks 5-7)

    • References

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