Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport
1956 live album by Dave Brubeck Quartet / J. J. Johnson-Kai Winding Quintet
Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport | ||||
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Live album by Dave Brubeck Quartet / J. J. Johnson-Kai Winding Quintet | ||||
Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | July 6, 1956 | |||
Venue | Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 44:15 | |||
Label | Columbia CL 932 | |||
Producer | George Avakian | |||
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J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding chronology | ||||
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Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport is a split live album featuring selections from Dave Brubeck's Quartet with Paul Desmond and the J. J. Johnson/Kai Winding Quintet performances at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival which was released on the Columbia label.[1][2][3]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars and stated "Overall, this album gives one a good look at two of the most popular jazz groups of 1956".[4]
Track listing
- "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) - 9:31
- "Two Part Contention" (Brubeck) - 11:11
- "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 6:04
- "I'm in a Dancing Mood" (Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler) - 4:36
- "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 5:32
- "True Blue Tromboniums" (Kai Winding) - 4:17
- "NWPT" (J. J. Johnson) - 3:04
Personnel
Tracks 1-4
- Dave Brubeck – piano
- Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
- Norman Bates – bass
- Joe Dodge – drums
Tracks 5-7
- J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding – trombone, trombonium
- Dick Katz – piano
- Bill Crow – bass
- Rudy Collins – drums
References
- ^ Payne, D. Kai Winding discography accessed July 11, 2016
- ^ Watts, R., Callahan, M., Edwards, D. and Eyries, P. Columbia Main Series, Part 5: CL 900-999 (1956-1957), accessed July 12, 2016
- ^ Dave Brubeck Catalog, accessed July 12, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Dave Brubeck/Jay & Kai at Newport – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- K + J.J. (1955)
- Trombone for Two (1955)
- Jay and Kai + 6 (1956)
- Jay and Kai (1955, 1956, & 1957)
- The Trombone Sound (1956)
- Trombone Panorama (1956 & 1957)
- The Swingin' States (1958)
- Dance to the City Beat (1958 & 1959)
- The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones (1960)
- The Great Kai & J. J. (1960)
- Kai Olé (1961)
- Suspense Themes in Jazz (1962)
- Soul Surfin' (1963)
- Solo (1963)
- Kai Winding (1963)
- Mondo Cane No. 2 (1963 & 1964)
- Modern Country (1964)
- Rainy Day (1964 & 1965)
- The In Instrumentals (1965)
- Dirty Dog (1966)
- More Brass (1966)
- Penny Lane & Time (1967)
- Israel (1968)
- Betwixt & Between (1968 & 1969)
- Stonebone (1969)
- Giant Bones '80 (1979)
- Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport (1956)
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- "Time Is on My Side"