Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport

Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport
Live album by
Dave Brubeck Quartet / J. J. Johnson-Kai Winding Quintet
Released1956
RecordedJuly 6, 1956
VenueNewport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI
GenreJazz
Length44:15
LabelColumbia
CL 932
ProducerGeorge Avakian
Dave Brubeck chronology
Brubeck Plays Brubeck
(1956) 		Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport
(1956) 		Jazz Impressions of the U.S.A.
(1957)
J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding chronology
Jay and Kai + 6
(1956) 		Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport
(1956) 		Jay and Kai
(1957)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

  1. "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) - 9:31
  2. "Two Part Contention" (Brubeck) - 11:11
  3. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 6:04
  4. "I'm in a Dancing Mood" (Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler) - 4:36
  5. "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 5:32
  6. "True Blue Tromboniums" (Kai Winding) - 4:17
  7. "NWPT" (J. J. Johnson) - 3:04

Personnel

Tracks 1-4

Tracks 5-7

References

  1. ^ Payne, D. Kai Winding discography accessed July 11, 2016
  2. ^ Watts, R., Callahan, M., Edwards, D. and Eyries, P. Columbia Main Series, Part 5: CL 900-999 (1956-1957), accessed July 12, 2016
  3. ^ Dave Brubeck Catalog, accessed July 12, 2016
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Dave Brubeck/Jay & Kai at Newport – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2016.