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1956 Newport Ellington is the best concert of all time. I would love to hear clark terry solo over newport up and hear how hard these guys were swinging

About 7 mins in - my oh my!

Ellington's orchestra was on the verge of bankruptcy in 1956. It was struggling since the end of the war, due to that dancing was taken by R&B and RnR. Duke was paying his musicians from his pocket, from the royalties received for his tunes. As a last try, Duke composed a suite, especially for the Newport Festival, putting all his hopes to this Festival for a revival of the audience interest; it was his last chance. Unfortunately, before him the quintet of Friedrich Gulda gave a rather "cold" concert, intellectual jazz. So, Duke's suite, a rather intellectual one as well, left the audience without warm response. The same happened with the following tunes, the ones Duke chose for the occasion. Then, Paul Gonsalves turned to Duke and proposed to warm things up with Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue. The permanent soloist between the two tunes was Gonsalves, who was usually taking a long solo. So, Duke turned to the orchestra and told them: tune no 127, was the number of the tune in Ellington's Orchestra book. All the rest is history, the audience reached to ecstatic state, the lady with the blonde hair dancing gave another push, so much that the police tried to stop them, afraid of ...troubles! The musicians from the other stages, having finished their concerts gathered all, encouraging Gonsalves and the band. As Paul Desmond said: it was the most honest part of the Festival. The next day, Time magazine had Duke in the cover page and the Orchestra was booked for the next three years! Gonsalves, a known heroin addict, who in some concerts was falling asleep in his chair, saved finally the Orchestra, securing its future. Gonsalves gave back to Duke the tolerance and the protection he was provided with all the previous years. Duke kept him in the band until his death.

I saw this magnificent performance in 1958 in Leeds ,Norman granz jazz at the Phil couldn't believe it then and now

I've also seen this synched to audio from a show on the North American tour (Boston? Detroit?), which worked nicely. I still slightly prefer the real QPR audio on this one (it's "Sound Chaser" that is pretty much un-listenable for me), but there's no harm in anyone attempting this. Good job!

I did the best I could with what I had.

Sorry to rain on your parade, but . . . only one short-lived picture of the cute blonde in the little black dress who started dancing wildly one minute into Paul's solo??? And pictures of the crowd during the solo showed them listening intently, not crowding up front screaming for more? Big fail.

WOW.. that Paul Gonsalves solo. Beat that.

The end crescendo makes me shiver every time I watch and listen to this performance. How folks kept themselves together while things were happening is beyond me. 😅👉🏼🎶

This is what real live music can do. When good musicians are listening to the reaction of an audience their playing is enhanced. Magic happens. Today most 'live' performances are about as 'live' as Beethoven.

This is fantastic.

Wow I could actually watch and enjoy this now! Thank you!!

I first heard this as a teenager. Remembered the name of Paul Gonsalvez but didn't know there was a video of it. It's why l took up the tenor sax

It was filmed in Holland in 1958 and can be viewed on the Jazz Icons video.

no reason to be here,but musically wow

My seventy five years old soul is dancing

And heu... Who Was the drummer ?

Das höre ich jeden tag!!!!!!!!

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So the guy introducing this piece of music is a mathematician: What is an Integral? Is it a pure mathematical one: in which case one wonders what kind of analogy he’s making with the concept of integrity, with this complex of tones: the music piece.

Paul Gonsalves made that sax talk!

This music is just soul healing. Jesus loves jazz!

Imagine trying to top yourself the next night. This changed everything

Is this the one we're a gorgeous blonde started dancing and everyone went wild

Mind-blowing.

I first heard this around 1967 on FM radio from Oklahoma City. Paul Gonsalves played 27 choruses.

THIS. Ain't for your phones. THIS. Is for parking yourself in the hifi room and letting it hit you like a hurricane. Nothing else will do. Then it will shake you. Then your eyes will water.

Is it the record for sax tenor solo ?🎷🎷🎷or not ❤

I bought this album when it came out in 1956. LOVED this track

No. This is footage from subsequent concerts. If only...

Ìs this footage from the actual concert?

Nice job, putting this together. Truly one of the greatest live music performances of all time.

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This whole show was just pure excellence. I studied Jazz in college, I still listen to this and "Skin Deep" about 4 times a week. ❤❤

This was one of my first record purchases. I bought it after seeing the band under son Mercer’s direction a few years after Duke’s death. I ended up owning 68 hours of Duke’s music on records and CDs before streaming arrived.

Of course Gonsalves. And of course Duke. But that said, in addition, play it back and focus on bassist Jimmy Woode as well. Uh huh. And that trumpet at the end - those notes - Cat Anderson. And Ron Mrvihill, who assembled THIS stunning video as explained in the description!

I was 7 at the time my mom got this record and kind of blue and take five in her Columbia record club and began my life long love of Music. Johnny Hodges blew me away with Jeep's Blues it touched my soul I felt the music. Ellington at Newport 1956 was one of the greatest jazz recordings ever. Quincy Jones all stars were the hot new band coming on after Duke I wonder how they felt.

Cool I miss bands and when artist actually played instruments 😅

This is the peak of jazz !

How ya not on your feet? I would be in the air, aloft and floating...trumpeters clark terry and ray nance, sax jimmy hamilton and bassist jimmy woode not only missed the afternoon practice session but were three songs late for the ellington orchestra, who played a short introductory set before returning later in evening where the 4 latecomers had arrived and paul gonsalves and his tenor mase history, Ellington orchestra back and Duke on cover of Time mag 6 weeks later. Definitive.

I've had the old Colombia/SONY CD the late 50s, but this is something else again. I still think the audio is from Columbia...nobody could have the audio quality from a VHS or whatever. Nonetheless, this fantastic...!!

Trippen ! the sense of reality any one younger than 1980 could grasp ?

Wow!! Thanks so much for this.

J'ai entendu cette version , à la Radio..europe 1 pour ceux qui aiment L Le jazz, .je ne savais pas qu'une vidéo existait, je suis aux anges, Merci.

Very well put together; excellent editing of available footage. One of the great Ellington tracks, made wonderful for being live...and getting the fans on their feet...and trumping Bill Haley who had them jumping in the aisles across the pop scene of the time......me to in a Blackpool cinema in 1957!..( Rock Around The Clock ).

Duke was the epitome of jazz in this country forever. I have the transcription of this composition, I love it so. Just Duke's into and Paul Gonzalves incredible solo make this recording timeless. The brilliance of these jazz musicians was lost after the big ban era died out.

These are the musical shots from the cannon that I call "absolute".. 🌹❤👍

Дуже смачно!!!

Unreal

Reading Tony Bennett’s book. Wanted to hear this composition. Thank you for posting it! ❤