New Thing at Newport

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Recorded July 2, 1965 Release date 2 July 1965		New Thing at Newport (1965) Kulu Sé Mama (1965) Label Impulse! Records

New Thing at Newport (1965) Archie Shepp Live in San Francisco (1966) Artists John Coltrane, Archie Shepp Genres Free jazz, Avant-garde jazz, Hard bop Similar John Coltrane albums, Avant-garde jazz albums, Other albums

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New Thing at Newport is a 1965 live album featuring two sets from that year's Newport Jazz Festival, by musicians John Coltrane and Archie Shepp.

Side One

Spoken introduction to John Coltrane's set by Father Norman O'Connor - 1:08
"One Down One Up" - 12:28 (from Coltrane's set)
"Rufus (Swung His Face at Last to the Wind, Then His Neck Snapped)" - 4:58 (from Shepp's set)

Side Two (from Shepp's set)

From notes: For the first time, the pieces within each set appear here in the order in which they were performed.

Spoken introduction to John Coltrane's set by Father Norman O'Connor - 1:08
"One Down One Up” - 12:42
"My Favorite Things” - 15:14; Spoken conclusion to John Coltrane's set by Father Norman O'Connor
Spoken introduction to Archie Shepp's set by Billy Taylor - 1:41
"Gingerbread, Gingerbread Boy” - 10:26
"Call Me by My Rightful Name” - 6:38
"Scag” - 3:19
"Rufus (Swung His Face at Last to the Wind, Then His Neck Snapped)” - 5:17
"Le Matin des Noire” - 8:20

Recorded July 2, 1965, at Newport Jazz Festival.

John Coltrane – tenor saxophone on "One Down One Up", soprano saxophone on "My Favorite Things"

Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone, except "Scag", recitation

McCoy Tyner – piano

Bobby Hutcherson – vibes

Jimmy Garrison – double bass

Barre Phillips – double bass

Elvin Jones – drums

Joe Chambers – drums

1Introduction (Father Norman O Connor)1:08
2One Down - One Up12:28
3Rufus (Swung His Face at Last to the Wind - Then His Neck Snapped)4:58

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