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The Teddy Wilson Trio and Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer at Newport

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Released
  
1957

Release date
  
1957

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Verve MGV 8235

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Recorded
  
July 6, 1957 Newport Jazz Festival, RI

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Artists
  
Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Teddy Wilson Trio

Similar
  
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The Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer at Newport is a live album by Teddy Wilson's Trio and Gerry Mulligan's Quartet recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1957 and released on the Verve label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic stated "Although in 1957 some listeners considered swing and cool jazz to be at the extreme poles of the jazz world, this LP, recorded at that year's Newport Jazz Festival, shows just how similar the two idioms were".

Track listing

  1. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Andy Razaf) - 3:40
  2. "Airmail Special" (Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charlie Christian) - 3:47
  3. "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) - 5:07
  4. "I Got Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:20
  5. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) - 6:00
  6. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:50
  7. "Utter Chaos" (Gerry Mulligan) - 4:35

Personnel

  • Teddy Wilson - piano (tracks 1-5)
  • Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone (tracks 5-7)
  • Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone (tracks 6 & 7)
  • Joe Benjamin (tracks 6 & 7), Milt Hinton (tracks 1-5) – bass
  • Dave Bailey, (tracks 6 & 7), Specs Powell (tracks 1-5) - drums
  • References

    The Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer at Newport Wikipedia