The Best of Newport '57: 50th Anniversary Collection (CD, Aug-2007, 2 Discs, Verve)

Album Features
UPC:	602517416109
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2007
Record Label:	Verve
Genre:	Bebop, Jazz Instrument
Number Of Discs:	2

Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Bourbon Street Parade - George Lewis
2. Blues For Fats - Bobby Henderson
3. Basin Street Blues - Jack Teagarden & His Sextet
4. Muskrat Ramble - Red Allen/Jack Teagarden/Kid Ory
5. Airmail Special - Ella Fitzgerald
6. Love For Sale - Gigi Gryce-Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory
7. Between Me and Myself - Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio
8. I Never Knew - Mat Mathews Quartet
9. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Ruby Braff/Pee Wee Russell
10. Blue Lou - Leo Sash
11. Love Is Here to Stay - Carmen McRae
12. Moonglow - Coleman Hawkins Newport All Stars

DISC 2:
1. There Will Never Be Another You - Eddie Costa Trio
2. Nona's Blues - Cecil Taylor
3. 'S Wonderful - Don Elliott Quartet
4. St. James Infirmary - Turk Murphy Jazz Band
5. Lady Sings the Blues - Billie Holiday
6. My Funny Valentine - Gerry Mulligan Quartet
7. Doodlin' - Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
8. I Got Rhythm - Teddy Wilson Trio/Gerry Mulligan
9. Roy's Son - Oscar Peterson Trio
10. Swingin at Newport - Count Basie & His Orchestra
11. Comeback, The - Count Basie Trio/Joe Williams
12. Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong) - Count Basie/Jimmy Rushing

Details
Producer:	Norman Granz
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: George Lewis (clarinet); Jack Willis (trumpet); Bob Thomas (trombone); Joe Robichaux (piano); Joseph "Slow Drag" Pauageau (bass instrument); Joe Watkins (drum).One of the most well-known and highly revered festivals in jazz history is the Newport Jazz Festival. Celebrating its 50th anniversary is this multi-artist collection, which also serves as a nice summation of jazz history until 1957. Virtually all major styles (or "schools") of jazz are represented: iconic singers (Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday), swing (Count Basie), traditional (Turk Murphy, George Lewis), bebop (Dizzy Gillespie), cool (Don Elliott, Gerry Mulligan), New Orleans-via-Chicago/New York (Pee Wee Russell), hard bop (Donald Byrd), and even the beginnings of the avant-garde (Cecil Taylor). From mainstream giants (Oscar Peterson) to lesser-known performers (Leo Sash), NEWPORT '57 has it all--it is perhaps the jazz counterpart to WOODSTOCK. Whether you're a hardcore jazz fan or a novice seeking an overview, this 50th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION is practically essential.