Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – Ellington At Newport (G+/G+) – LP, AU 1958

Ellington At Newport is an LP by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra from 1958 released on the Coronet label.

About this album

Ellington at Newport is one of Duke Ellington’s most famous recordings, and a defining live album in big-band jazz. Captured at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1956, it revived Ellington’s profile and reminded audiences of the orchestra’s power, sophistication and instinct for drama. The set’s legend rests on the explosive response to versions of Jeep’s Blues and Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue, where the band’s swing and the crowd’s energy fed each other. More than a concert document, it became a comeback statement that reaffirmed Ellington’s stature as one of jazz’s great composers and bandleaders.