Ellington at Newport 1956 (complete)

Record details

Physical Description: sound recording
sound disc
2 sound discs : digital, stereo., mono. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: New York, NY : Columbia/Legacy, p1999.

General Note:	Columbia/Legacy: C2K 64932 (CK 65915--CK 65916). In part previously released in 1956 on Columbia CL 933, CL 934, and C2 38262; includes 10 previously unreleased tracks. Compact disc. Program notes by George Avakian, from original album, and Phil Schaap, and discographical information (34 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Star spangled banner -- Black and tan fantasy -- Tea for two -- Take the A train -- Part I-Festival Junction -- Part II-Blues to be there -- Part III-Newport up -- Sophisticated lady -- Day in, day out -- Diminuendo in blue and crescendo in blue.
Participant or Performer Note:	Duke Ellington, piano, and his orchestra.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Principally recorded in performance at the American Jazz Festival at Newport, R.I., July 7-8, 1956; some tracks are studio recordings made July 9, 1956.