Puneet Varma (Editor)

Newport Suite

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Released
  
1960

Artist
  
Maynard Ferguson

Producer
  
Teddy Reig

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
40:49

Release date
  
1960

Label
  
Roulette Records

Newport Suite httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaen22aNew

Recorded
  
March 15, 16 & 22, 1960Capitol Studios, New York City

Newport Suite(1960)
  
Let's Face the Music and Dance(1960)

Similar
  
Maynard Ferguson albums, Jazz albums

Newport Suite is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Roulette label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "one of the trumpeter's very best LPs" and states "Maynard Ferguson's bands of the early '60s produced many memorable albums, including this studio effort".

Track listing

  1. "Jazz Bary" (Willie Maiden) - 4:25
  2. "Foxy" (Slide Hampton) - 5:10
  3. "Newport" (Hampton) - 9:32
  4. "Got the Spirit" (Hampton) - 3:50
  5. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 2:54
  6. "Ol' Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:58
  7. "Three More Foxes" (Maiden) - 8:00

Personnel

  • Maynard Ferguson - trumpet, valve trombone, baritone horn
  • Don Ellis, Augustino 'Chet' Ferretti, Rick Kiefer - trumpet
  • Charles Greenlee, Mike Zagatini - trombone
  • Jimmy Ford - alto saxophone
  • Joe Farrell, Willie Maiden - tenor saxophone
  • Frank Hittner - baritone saxophone
  • Jaki Byard - piano
  • Aubrey Tosin - bass
  • Stu Martin - drums
  • Slide Hampton, Willie Maiden - arranger

    • Songs

    1Jazz Bary4:28
    2Foxy5:11
    3Newport8:42

    References

    Newport Suite Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics