Dizzy Gillespie at Newport

Dizzy Gillespie at Newport is a 1957 live album by Dizzy Gillespie, featuring his big band, recorded at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival.

Reception

The AllMusic review states: "This brilliant CD captures one of the high points of Dizzy Gillespie's remarkable career and is highly recommended."

Track listing

1. "Dizzy's Blues" (A. K. Salim) – 11:51
2. "School Days" (Will D. Cobb, Gus Edwards) – 5:47
3. "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) – 7:56
4. "Manteca" (Gil Fuller, Gillespie, Chano Pozo) – 7:11
5. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 4:48
6. "Cool Breeze" (Tadd Dameron, Billy Eckstine, Gillespie) – 10:33
7. "Zodiac Suite: Virgo/Libra/Aries" (Mary Lou Williams) – 10:28 <small>Bonus track on CD reissue</small>
8. "Carioca" (Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans) – 3:41 <small>Bonus track on CD reissue</small>
9. "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 10:00 <small>Bonus track on CD reissue – Lee Morgan feature</small>

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, vocals, arranger (track 4)
• Talib Dawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick – trumpet
• Chuck Connors, Al Grey, Melba Liston – trombone
• Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell – alto saxophone
• Benny Golson – tenor saxophone, arranger (track 5)
• Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
• Pee Wee Moore – baritone saxophone
• Wynton Kelly (tracks 1–6 & 9), Mary Lou Williams (tracks 7 & 8) – piano
• Paul E. West – double bass
• Charlie Persip – drums
• A. K. Salim (track 1), Tadd Dameron (track 6), Quincy Jones (track 2), Ernie Wilkins (track 3) – arranger

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