Ellington at Newport

The Spotify version is over 2 hours long...Yeah, not doing that!! Found a condensed version on YouTube, which was okay (for jazz!). At least there was some melody and everyone seemed to be playing the same tune!! Historically, a big deal, occasionally engaging, frequently a bit… much.

Old head jazz is always gonna be boring but I didn’t hate this enough to give it 1 star

I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get into big band jazz. I can recognise the excellence on show here. I can tell there is a story going on with the recording too. Ellington is obviously an absolute master of the game. It’s just that, even as someone who can safely now call themselves a jazz fan, the particular aesthetic presented is not one that resonates with me. I find it hard to put a score on something that is obviously top class but doesn’t work for me. I want to rate things on my own feelings though, and the piece of art as I experience it, so while I’m likely to skew my taste average for jazz in general, I’m going to have to be harsh here.

I suppose it was kind of interesting hearing the big band jazz compared to the other more improvised, strung out 'cooler' type. I feel this had a bit more going for it, for someone completed disinterested in jazz that is

Jazz nice. Or not. By far not the worse jazz album iv generated. Some of these songs were enjoyable and had a tune. However one of the tracks sounded like a bee trapped in a bottle. Not for me but tolerable.

I'm like 50% sure I already listened to this album. Not really, but how many mid-centrury live jazz albums are on here? I accidentally had the album set to shuffle, so maybe I didn't get the entire experience, but I don't need to listen to it again to get the full picture. it's jazz. there are long-ass drum solos. The audience is really into it though, which definitely enhances the experience.

Highlights: Festival Junction Just for notice, I only listened to the tracks from the original pressing (the link takes you to some complete edition). I don't feel like giving away two hours of my time for this type of instrumental jazz. I do like a big band record from time to time, but this just wasn't the one. It was just ok, but my barbaric uncultured ahh just doesn't see what's so special about this live recording... Not the first, not the last.

I’m sure it was an amazing night and the music is great, but listening to a live recording is like drinking lukewarm tea. It fails to capture the physical vibe, yet it's cluttered enough to obscure the intricacies

Man I really can't stand jazz or live albums like 90% of the time. Thank god they sound competent.

This is some of the better jazz I've listened to. I still can't get on with it but it's better than some of the more the pretentious smug stuff. And it's fairly short (I didn't listen to the double disc extended edition, over 2 hours!). Ok, which is a complement from me when it comes to jazz.

I can see this being a pinnacle of the genre, but I'm just not that big of a fan of the genre to begin with.

It’s technically very good, but just feels a bit trad jazz and straight laced to be exciting. The live recording was annoying andI just found it a bit dull

This is the first jazz album on the list that made me somewhat understand what people see in it as a genre. For a brief moment. I found myself actively listening around halfway through “Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue” - not unlike the audience, I became engrossed in the (genuinely incredible) saxophone. But then the ending sounded like a dog’s toy - and I quickly caught myself, remembering that me and jazz are not friends.

I do not care it has been raining for the last two days in Newport in July 1956, Father Norman O'Connor! At the point the introduction to this album felt like it would continue for eternity, I bailed on the "Complete" version and jumped to the "Original" version, because I was going to throw something if I had to listen to 2 hours 7 minutes of this. 1 hour 6 minutes (which Amazon claims in the original, despite Wikipedia telling me it was originally 43 minutes) felt more doable. And presumably cut out some of the priest ramblings. I don't like jazz. I do generally like big band/swing, so this at least gave it a chance. I might have said this before, but I think I could possibly see me liking this sort of thing if I was sat in a club having a drink, watching the world go by. I don't like it when I'm doing the washing up. Jazz feels like music for a specific place to me. This was just about ok. Clearly very talented musicians who play off each other very well, but it's just not something I want to listen to. And I'm saying that after listening to the short version! 2/5

Sorry, Duke, but I just don't like jazz. Sounded like the crowd was having a great time, which was nice.

65

I can hear and respect the talent on wild display. I can understand and even appreciate why so many love jazz like they do, but frankly I just don’t particularly enjoy it. This is no exception. Stay tuned.

Mmm

im dead im listening to the star spangled banner at 8:30am my besties are from newport this is cute they both would have the same reaction to the star spangled banner at 8:30am now it's a podcast okayyy duke ahead of his time tbh the only time i heard duke ellington was in big mouth so sorry 38 SONGS?? girl 2 hours of club penguin pizzeria music favorite song: idk i gave up

Jazzy but too many talking (no music) tracks.

Dammit! Duke is amazing, and his playing on this reflects that talent and wonderful sound... Only to be ruined by talking and the audience (the clapping was a big let down). Rarely does a live album do anything right.

This was perfectly fine but nothing stood out to me.

2.5 - Cool songs but too long and too much MC work.

Huge influence on Lisa Simpson.

in its day im sure this was fire, but it's just a snore to me

I didn't hate this jazz as much as I have previous listenings. This sounded a lot like what you hear in movies sometimes and that part I didn't mind.

Its good jazz, but too sharp stuff for me.

Not the biggest fan of this kind of jazz. Did the mistake to listen to the full two hour set, an experience I can only describe as grating.

I couldn't be bothered to plough through the whole thing - there's great musicianship on show, but jazz just isn't my thing. I'm also not big on live albums.

Probably needed to listen more actively to this one. Born in the 1800s is pretty amazing. Rating: 2.0

Jazz really does nothing for me. And fuck I hate the high notes.

OK I know live albums would be hard to record in the 50s but this is not the greatest quality. Musicianship top notch but not really my thing. Like "Water from an Ancient Well" a little too brassy which is not my thing. I feel like if I was there instead of listening to a fuzzy recording I would have been blown away. But if I was there there would have been a time machine involved and I would probably be too stressed trying to remember/prevent future events from happening to fully enjoy myself. So either way, two stars.

This was a slog. 2+ hours of jazz isn't for me, especially when a lot of it sounded the same (to my untrained ears). I didn't mind some songs in the second half, but most of it felt like a chore to get through.

Too long. Not really my kind of music

Decent jazz standards, average live production, far too much talking for the to be any flow. At over two hours this should have been edited into something different and more rewarding to repeat listens.

I don’t really like Jazz. I can appreciate the musicianship and songwriting but it just isn’t for me. I’ll give it an extra star though

Not for me

At noen velger å kalle ballonger som er i ferd med å gå tomme for luft for musikk, tar lufta ut av min ballong...

Cool to hear all the introductions and crowd reactions... for the first 40 mins or so. But as much as I enjoyed the context, it made a long album really drag. Maybe it's a 'you had to be there' situation, but the improvisation and super duper high notes were far less enjoyable in my car than in 1964 Newport, Rhode Island. 3 knocked down to a 2.5 for being too long, and rounded down because I'm not listening to it again.

Not something I can just sit and listen to, needs to be live for me to gain anything from it.

Didn’t finish, don’t like jazz

Way too long.

Fantastiska musiker, skickliga men musiken är inget för mig. Ett helt album med denna typ av musik är för mycket, kräver ett jazzintresse som jag saknar

TELL ME WHO AND I'LL BE THANKING THEM THE NUMBERED LOVERS OF DUKE ELLINGTON i'm not gonna listen to talking and instrumental jazz for two hours but great i guess

This is hard to access. Feel like live would've been an experience, but as a listener its difficult to get into. Great talent no doubt and had me engaged at times but overall another live album that doesn't do much for me and sort of washed into background

I don’t listen to jazz and don’t particularly care for the genre. Maybe this was good or even great, but it’s not something I could really even appreciate. I went in with an open mind…just didn’t like it and wouldn’t choose to listen to it again.

Jazz is jazz, either you like it or you don’t, I don’t

Good sounding record, ready to listen to. Not into this kind of Jazz. Glad I listened though.

icon but not really my thing

I couldn't even finish the first track because of how bored I was. 2/5

Nope. Don't like jazz. Will give it 2 stars as it seems influential

Jeg vet ikke eller live albumet var ganske interresant opplevelde haha mye greier men sånn ig selve sangene er ganske greie saksofonen skriker og skjærer i øret litt iblant men ellers er det bare ganske bra 50talls jazz så blir vel en 2/5

dont like jazz but the trumpet goes crazy

Feels like something I want to hear at a specific time and place.

carino

I do listen to jazz more than occasionally but not this kind. I just couldn't cope with the high pitched trumpet intervals. There were some really good bits in there but I found myself getting a bit bored, so its a shame the rating is so low.

Oh dear me. If I had to summarise this listening experience it would be by saying that this made me understand why my mum hates jazz. I really did like the piano and drums amd the overall rhythms of a lot of songs, but it was ruined by that godforsaken mosquito screeching of a trumpet. I genuinely felt like i was in a trumpet-induced psychosis at one point. The constant talking also didn't help. I will say though that I can appreciate that this is a live album and had I experienced it myself I would probably have loved it

The musicianship is great, and it seems like it was a fun show. A cool little time capsule of an album. The mix is a uneven at times, the trumpet sometimes just completely overpowers the entire band in an bad way. For a live show in 1956 I will say the production is fine, but when I'm comparing it to the history of the best albums, it's not better than most. This album isn't designed to be something you put on and listen to with unmatched intent and intensely critical ears from your home stereo, even if some people would do that anyway. It's designed to be heard from a stage while you admire the band and share the moment with an audience, and you'll never be able to do that. There's a cap on live albums, they'll never be perfect even if they're as good as they can be. After the hour and 20 minute live show you get an entire album's worth of studio recordings and those are much more balanced and well suited for listening to in this format. I like the way it ends, but it really needs to be listed as 2 separate releases. Skin Deep is probably my favorite of the live tracks. The album though certainly becomes hard to get through, it's just so long. And ultimately it's not for me. 2.3/5

Live jazz!

Crazy opening with the star spangled banner. I don’t always love a live album and this was cool but not my fav

I thought I was warming up to jazz but alass. The length of this thing (with Ellington introducing everything, the retakes and the riot breaking out) is too long at over two hours. Some of the solo's just struck me as "look at how incomprehensible I can get" or trying to make the trumpet squeel very high but not in tune. When it is not doing that it is just easy listening.

insufficient listen

Was a bit bored with this and wanted it to be over. Good ambiance music, but not for me to intentionally listen to.

Ive decided not to rate the album by individually rating each track because im not listening to 2 hours of straight jazz, but after listening to the actual songs and not the unnecessary speaking and other bits, I ended up giving it a 2 stars at most, like yes very talented mucisians but it was boring listening to, for me, the same thing over and over and over.

A 2+ hour live jazz album from the '50s is not something I will be subjecting myself to. Ain't nobody got time for that. I found a playlist with the original LP tracks on YouTube instead. Talented musicians. Boring music. Poor recording quality. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): N/A ⭐⭐: Didn't like it, didn't hate it. Saved no tracks.

It was ok. I'm not really a fan of 1950's jazz.

I appreciate the skill and talent on display here but jazz just isn’t for me. The songs all sound pretty much the same to my untrained ears.

As far as live albums go it wasn’t terrible but still not really my thing

Not my thing

Ensimmäistä kertaa kuuntelin jazzia omatoimisesti. Täytyy sanoa etten erityisesti välittänyt tästä livelevystä, mutta ainakin soittajat olivat taitavia.

It's Jazz! I'm sure it's very good Jazz, but I'm not the biggest Jazz fan. Still like it though, so 2*.

Loved to hear the live performance. I tend to zone out during jazz solos- even in high school. Great uniqueness in his sound, but can’t find myself reaching for this without a specific reason

don’t care for all the yapping

2.5/5 My first ever full jazz album listening session. + Great atmosphere, love hearing the crowd roar as much as they do + The level of craftmanship is amazing + Really kinetic music in the faster tracks, makes me wanna dance and clap + Skin Deep Drum Solo - I really wish I was there, I feel like missing out a lot just listening to this - The bluesy downtime songs bored me (really not my type of music) - after listening once, I think I am full, I had enough, thank you Fav: Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue, Skin Deep, Festival Junction Least Fav: Blues to be there, Sophisticated Lady, Got it Bad (And That Aint Good)

I couldn’t finish this. It’s not bad I don’t think but not today for me

A live Jazz album from 1956 - very far away from my musical tastes, but I will admit some of the sounds here are pretty cool - I just cant entertain the idea of listening to the whole album without regularly skipping forward

I couldn't get into the vibe of this. I'm not a big fan of trumpet-focused jazz. It's almost like too much energy in the music, and I can never get emotionally or physically comfortable listening to it. I guess that's why some people like it, but it makes a bad experience for me. Guess this list just revealed something about me. Nice. 2 stars for self reflection through music I don't really like.

The complete album is incredibly long and I got pretty bored after a few songs. It isn't horrible but it's not my thing.

Зрозуміло чому це класика, але мені зовсім не зайшло, я не фанак класичного американського джазу.

Може в 1950х це було і прікольно, але зараз воно нудне. Перша пісня класна, але далі meh

Not bad, but not for me.

Horns are just not my thing

A 2+ hour live jazz album can only go so far in the ratings. Massive negative points for all the waffling and starting with Star Spangled Banner. I enjoyed the music about as much as I did many of the other jazz albums before this. I found it fine but tedious to get through, especially considering the length. Some of the faster songs were better, but that trumpet was way too overwhelming and drowned out a lot of the instruments alongside it. Fairly generous 2

2.0 I don't love it I'm afraid. I feel like this was the metal of the 50s, you can hear the crowd going mental for it in the last song in particular, but given all that's come since it just seems a bit... Dull? Sax and piano were usurped by guitar as the instrument to really make people lose their minds, which I think was a good thing. Probably great for it's time, but it doesn't do much for me 70 years later. The screeching to close out pt. 1 goes down as well for me as the screeching solos of the metal I used to listen to as a teenager went down for my parents. Different time, different generation.

Very talented, but not for me

I get it but I just get bored listening to this. I think it would be more fun to have actually been live to enjoy it!

Das explosive Solo von Tenorsaxophonist Paul Gonsalves über 27 Chorusse in „Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue“ brachte das Publikum in Ekstase und Ellington zurück ins Rampenlicht. Trotzdem bleibt der emotionale Funke aus. Die Virtuosität ist unbestreitbar, aber stilistisch bleibt es ein respektvoller Blick auf ein Genre, das mich nicht interessiert.

I sadly found this album to be a bit of a slog. I’m not always a fan of the saxophone, especially for high pitches, and there was a lot of that here. Also, the edition of the album I listened to was very long. Plenty of the music was pretty, but I was waiting for it to be over by the end.

Mycket prat, säkert historiskt intressant men inte som musikbakgrund

I generally like this type of music, but this is a Live album (strike one) and it has a lot of talking (strike two). So, I'm not liking this so much.

If this has sold 800'000 copies at £30 (accounting for inflation) that means £2.2 million has been spent on listening to people talk about the band or the songs instead of the band actually playing the songs

Typical swing album, fine listen.

Enjoyable but I didn't love the patriotism at the start and it felt repetitive after a while

Ei vaan Jazzit oikein lähde. Melko puuduttavaa kuunnella näin pitkä livelevy jazzia. Toimisi varmaan mukavasti jossain hyvässä ravintolassa pihvin äärellä taustalla, mutta nyt kun keskittyi vähän enempi niin eiii. Toki 1956 ollut varmaan hyvä meininki myös tuolla Newportissa keikalla

Liian muinaista jazzia, jotta jaksaisi oikein ajatuksella kuunnella.

Aika hapokasta..

I didn’t connect with any one song and the album as a whole I didn’t get in the grove with. Willie Cook made some damn annoying noises with his trumpet. I preferred the second disc of studio recording rather than the first which had the live tracks.

I am not sophisticated enough.

I really don't like jazz music :-(

Another live album! Have to stick to my guns and say I don't think they should be here. Although I would concede this one seems to be more worthy than the deep purple one we had yesterday. This seems more historically relevant. Perhaps that's more because it's very dated. The recording isn't great and the compere is unnecessary. Felt very authentic though, because it's a live recording! Unfortunately, I don't really like jazz and none of it stood out to me as particularly special. Extremely long too. 2.5 again but 2 this time as I'd rather hear deep purple again

Love Duke Ellington, especially his work with Ella Fitzgerald but this album isn't it for me. Don't enjoy live albums - great if you were there but the length of it, the chit chat inbetween bored me. Love ya Duke, but not this one!

im sure this is a very fine album but it is not to my tastes. 2/5

Best Track - "Newport Up"

C40, Heidenheim, Deutschland. Der Duke ist mir egal.

the trumpet hitting the highest notes it can hit ever might be the most annoying noise in the world. Otherwise, fine, but not my jam. A blitz of notes that sound like they go together but lack "song"ness

Too long!

Great as far as jazz goes, but not for me.

Too much jazz. I'm sure it's great for the initiated, but it does not make a good album for the rest of us. Especially the talk in between all the tracks also extra annoying.

This is an album for a jazz enthusiast, which I am not. I'm glad I listened to it once, I guess, but the lengthy talking between songs kinda kills what I'm personally looking for in a jazz album.

Think I just don't care about jazz tbh

Duke Ellington is not my really my shit. Big band jazz doesn’t really do it for me. There are some great players on here like Coleman Hawkins and Johnny Hodges but I much prefer them in small band settings. Swing is a style of jazz that I don’t ever listen to. Feels old-timey in a bad way

The official spotify album is way too long. The original album is better.

Kept imagining Lisa Simpson in the Simpsons intro the way the saxophonist kept going on and on. Maybe it’s close minded of me but I tend to prefer songs with words, found a lot of this quite an effort to get through. Favourite song: Day in, Day Out Least: Black and Tan Fantasy

Will you please shut the fuck up about Newport? Nobody cares. Honestly having this be a live album dinged this quite a few points for me. I understand that everyone playing is extremely talented, even if they are “from the Bronx”, but it’s hard to focus on the music when that putz is lecturing you after every goddamn song.

Awesome live jazz

som en vis man en gång sa: fan vad han blåser

Very very Jazz. Definitely good for background music in a fancy restaurant but will not listen to it by myself.

A little Duke goes a long way.

Not for me

Don't like live recordings

Fun for what it is, great horns. But live recording of jazz that far back doesn’t sound the best and exists merely to create vibe. No singing means no hits so I won’t come back to this

It’s good but I wish it wasn’t live but it’s The Duke. Don’t think I’ll listen to it again.

I wanted to like this more than I did.

I respect Ellington for his influence on music and musicians to come, but I’m not a fan of Jazz or live albums for the most part. At least most live albums if I wasn’t there. This just wasn’t for me

Wasn’t for me

Nice

Dziwna wersja na żywo. Średnio

Being 40s jazz it does blend together, but it is ultimately pleasant. However I do like the ‘talking trombone’ effect a lot. Loses points for being 1.5 hours good: festival junction

Had it on but can't really remember anything memorable.

I was really excited. I love jazz music, but this was hard to get through while listening. If the setting was different, I’d like to think I’d enjoy it more.

I bet this would be really cool to see live, but it was a chore to get through via streaming. The talent is undeniable, but this just isn't my thing when working, driving, etc.

2.5 solid album but it doesn’t have the sauce im used to with jazz

For the 100th time, filtered by jazz - I apparently don't like big band, whatever that means! Blues to Be There was cool though - the Ellington-focused sections did it more for me than anything else.

Jazz yay

Het is live jazz, maar het is ook nogal jaren 50 geluid

this was looong as hell, i can stand a couple jazz songs but 2 h 30 of jazz has to be some kind of medieval torture, i really like duke ellington but i couldn’t get through it

Not my thing

Bit old fashioned jazz wise although I can see it’s importance

This throws down the gauntlet for how complete a "Complete Live at ____" record can be with the Star Spangled Banner and the committee chair spending too much time on his intros. I'm surprised it doesn't include orders from the concession stand. Once they get to the music, it's cool but not the best recording.

jazz is an amazing art form. the musicians are incredibly skilled. i do not like listening to it. i could not do the full two hours so only listened to the tracks from the original LP. forgive me jazz fans

Standard jaz.

#617. I just really dont like jazz music. I just can't get into this. 2/5: jazz

Probably a better listen on vinyl. For me, it felt too long. What was with all the talking between songs too?

Album really picks up in the 2nd half, you can hear the people whistling through the last song. Great musical talent.

Not a fan on how they use the brass instruments, with all the squeaky, wheezing and high pitched sounds that come from it. I know brass instruments are essential to Jazz, but I definitely prefer how they use it in Getz/Gilberto; where it's more low-key.

3/10

Liveplatta. Gammal som gatan. Jazz. Inte riktigt min kopp. Många många många låtar.

This is a REAL challenge if you are like me and don’t really love jazz. I’ve found I only like jazz if it’s mixed with other things. Funk, singers, psychedelics, etc. But entry level, basic jazz, like Coltrane and Ellington, I really struggle with. Sometimes I can appreciate it cause it might sound pleasant or atmospheric to the point where I can enjoy it. But as a whole I’d have to say jazz is the genre I chemically don’t mix with. But that being said I can appreciate the immense amount of talent on this album. Duke is literally constantly introducing amazing musicians who have amazing timing and technical skill. But after over TWO HOURS I didn’t have any songs saved. So this album basically did nothing for me but I respect it for what it is.

Obviously an incredibly skilled musician, but not the music I would listen to.

i'm a jazz lover.... but i hated hearing the emcee throughout this and also it was long and i really just wanted to listen to B-Day so i feel like i didn't give this the shot it deserved!!!

2,4/5

First Jazz album. Was alright for some background music during work but not much else. Made me long for an opium den.

the fucking squealing

I typically don't like jazz and this is cozy but still does not make me want to listen to it. I get the vibes but the vibes are not for me. 3,5/10

I guess you would call this Big Band Jazz, at least I would. Not something I would listen to again. Definitely appreciate the talent, just not for me

Song: jeeps blues this song has no lyrics so that is fine i guess never heard this song because i do not listen to jazz Song: take the a train this song is good again i do not really listen to jazz and there are no lyrics too Song: Sophisticated lady this song is good i honestly like this one a little bit but it is a little goofy and no lyrics again this is the song that older movies will play

I don't like it because it has no words and its just the piano and I wouldn't listen to it cause I would get bored the second song I also don't like cause it has no words the third song I also don't like cause its not a song I would listen too

The first song is okay but I think I like the second song better. The album cover is kinda odd but I don't think its weird like some of the other album covers I've seen. It just kinda sounds like elevator music. Jazz isn't really my thing so I don't know about this album. The third song is for sure not my favorite one out of this album. I'm not sure if I would recommend this album to someone because people aren't very fond of jazz music.

He is talented but jazz stresses me out. I preferred the more structured songs with vocals like ""Day in And Day Out".

If I wanna listen to a jazz concert, I'll go to a jazz concert. Obviously amazing musicianship etc but not enough to grab me when I listened to it.

"Shocker: I didn't hate it! But the live recording made me feel like I was stuck in a stuffy auditorium. 2/5 – close enough to decent, I guess."

I'm sure that's music that requires incredible skill and talent to make, but it's just not my thing. Also I personally didn't like this particular live recording.

Too much talk

Wish i liked jazz, but I don't.

It's jazz. Live jazz.

Listen, I'm sure this was insane to hear in the 50s. There wasn't anything else to do back then so I'm sure listening to a 2 and a half hour album was amazing, but now? Now, all I can think is, "Wow, the songs are really good, why do I have to hear him introduce the songs and talk about the weather? I really don't care."

I hate jazz

If I was actually in the audience for this performance, I'm sure this would be a 5. I wasn't. I can't fault any of the playing, but this shouldn't have been experienced as an album. 2 Stars.

Oh god it was so long. 2+ hrs of Duke Ellington is too much. Maybe it would be fine as background noise but does it deserve to be in 1001 albums if it's only good for background noise...

two

More Big Band than Jazz.

He's a talented man, but it's not something I can easily listen to for a full album!

Twooooo hourssssssssss!!

As tough to listen to as expected.

Marginally better than the average jazz album, of which there are too many on this list.

Boring

Instrumentals were cool but never found myself getting into straight Jazz instrumentals, not for me. Talent is amazing tho.

I usually like jazz but this one just didn't hit for me.

Annoying intros. Jazz album.

It was a fun album to listen to mostly because of the look back to 1956, but I will not be seeking it out again.

I can appreciate the history but this album did not do it for me. Waaayyy too much talky talky and not enough music

Way way way too long. so much talking

Don't get it...

Look - Duke’s band is tight as hell but this didn’t do it for me. The “live” parts of the record were annoying to sit through and it was a bit too swing-y for me.

Too long, too live, too much chit chat

Musikerene som spiller her er alle fantastisk flinke og ganske underholdende. Og en så behagelig atmosfære man får av å høre gjennom albumet. Jeg forstår også det at denne konserten var av historisk betydning. Med det sagt, så syns jeg også at dette blir altfor langdrygt. Alle introduksjonene og all klappingen gjør ikke stort for musikken. Jeg har også hatt lite eksponering til slik storbandjazz gjennom livet. Derfor gir selve tonen av alle disse blåseinstrumentene meg hverken fryd eller gammen. Jazz er kult, men dette blir litt fjernt for mine ører.

'Eff me. More 'effing jazz? I mean, it starts with a faithful rendition of The Star Spangled Banner. Please. I know for certain this is an historically important work in the annals of jazz, but it's still jazz - and there are 2 disks and even vocals. YAWN! I am really old and this museum piece predates me.

Not my ideal album, very slow, the live breaks/introductions really killed it for me.

Während ich das erste Lied gehört hab (the Star spangled banner), hab ich gelesen, dass sei Vater butler im weissen Haus war 🤯. Der Name duke kommt auch nicht von ungefähr, sondern weil er schon als Teenie eine royale Ausstrahlung und geschliffene Manieren hatte und deswegen von Schulkolleg:innen als duke bezeichnet wurde. Ellington at Newport ist wohl sein heiss ersehntes comeback als Jazz Musiker, nachdem er auch viel mit klassischer Musik gearbeitet hatte. Schon chillige Musik, hat den Jazz wohl auch populärer gemacht, aber meins ist es leider heute trotzdem nicht :/. Sorry Duke!

Oi Dude Ellington in Newport, leider isch mer hüt ned so jazzhändig zumute. Uf es 2 stündigs Live/Complete-Album scho gar ned, darum nonchalant selber eis ufs parkett g researched und mer siis 30 min Album geh, das het mer glanget. Tschüss my dukeness, gsehnd eus glaubs nüm so bald. Zwei Beef Wellington uf dich.

Elli Welli don't want to be on tellie Stimmi am Don Neduzen zue dasi teilwis chli gugge flair mitbecho han Da würdi ezt au gern eh these ufstelle – guggemusig isch es geheims projekt vo de texaner gstartet um jazzmusig schlecht in europa darzstelle denked mal drüber nah de dead giveway isch halt das die nette texisste eifach nume wacki hillbilly's vo tobel affeltrange oder fischinge kennt hend zum ihren plan umsetzte, drum isches ih de meiste städt (ussert halt basel und loooozern) nöd so ihgschlage aber defür umso meh hinde ih de boonies da gebemer doch zwei ZAPFE DRUFF! ZAPFE!!! ZAPFE!!! (ja das isch vo de sirnacher fasnacht – wege tannzapfeland, digge)

Good musically but cannot do over 2 hours long of jazz.

I really cant review this album with objective mind. First time during this project personal feelings are so crappy that it affects this a lot. This album would have needed a better mood to concentrate into it. I recognize the talent on this but cant help.

If I understand correctly, this album holds a remarkable place in recording history, which likely explains why it’s included on this list. It’s also incredibly easy to listen to, and when someone mentions jazz, this style is exactly what comes to mind for me. That said, I nowadays lean more toward modern jazz in my personal jazz listening. Still, this album is undeniably entertaining and expertly performed—I really have no criticisms to offer.

This is #day158 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... here we go with the second jazz album in a row. Ellington at Newport, an album that's almost 70 years old—crazy, right? The big band jazz takes me back to around 2011 when I was first getting into jazz on my own, so I’m at least familiar with classics like Take the 'A' Train and Tea For Two... This concert also brings to mind the Dzyga Art Center and the Jazz Bez festival in my hometown of Lviv, held at the beginning of December. But, 38 tracks on Spotify? That's too much jazz to get through, and I couldn't. I’m giving it a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day159.

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the live vibes are good but 2 hours of jazz is about an hour too much

I struggled with this album. Really just not my listening preference

The musicians are great, but the bantering and audience threw me off. It's a good jazz record, but I can't see anything really impressive over other works.

Pleasant enough. I enjoyed the bit where they all seemed to kick off a bit, but that was a way in, so not sure exactly which bit. Also a lot of chatting inbetween, which all felt a bit like I was at a lecture rather than a concert. It did transport me to another time, but not sure if that is a good or a bad thing.

Idk

I only listened to the songs on the original record. No way I would listen to the extended version. This was live jazz. It didn't make me mad but by no means did I like it.

I’m not a big jazz guy, but this was pleasant. It isn’t something I would intentionally put on, but it’s fine to have in the background.

I've had a chance to listen to a bunch of Jazz on this list. I've learned over that time that I prefer a smaller group focusing on piano rather that a full band. I've also learned that I prefer a crisp clear recording rather than a live show for Jazz. Obviously Duke Ellington is one of the greatest of all time, but I was mostly bored with this album. A lot of the focus felt like it was on the horns, and some of the other instruments were washed out in the recording. I guess it's cool that I can now pick different Jazz styles that I like, but Mr. Ellington's is not for me.

Det swinger alt for meget

I mean, I'm just not that into jazz, except, sometimes, when it's live and you can see the interactions among band members. This is fine as far as it goes, but it's no more than background music for a few seconds in a bar or nightclub in a period movie. Sorry, jazz aficionados.

-I dislike live albums -Jazz is not my favorite -Entirely instrumental albums bore me -This album is too too too long

Not for me

2 - I don't think it's bad, it's just something I don't really care about. Maybe it could get a higher rating if I was in the right mood, but all this is for me is nice enough background music at best, or just boring at worst.

This would be fun at a jazz and wine festival with a lot of wine. Unfortunately I'm at work with no wine

Good music to sleep through. 2 stars or D+.

Too long 2/5

I tried, but jazz is definitely not my thing. I'm sure he's good at it, I've known his name my entire life, but it has ZERO appeal to me. "Everybody do your thing, we'll meet in the middle for a minute, then we'll wrap it up", jazz and it's freeform ways drive me bonkers since I'm not a musician. It all sounded the same, too many horns, too much orchestration. Probably impressive to see live, I love watching people jam out who are masters of their instruments, but not my kind of music. Not Top 1001, not on my list at least. 2 stars cause I'm sure someone appreciates this waaay more than I do.

Jazz.... it's the notes you don't play. This was over 2 hours long, I dont think I lasted an hour.

Not for me, Jazz at its best but not my thing

I’m sure it’s a classic if you like that kind of thing. To me it’s Tom & Jerry music.

Inoffensive big band that never really struck a chord with me throughout our time together. Maybe I find the faux-live style disingenuous? I don't know, Duke Ellington is certainly someone to be respected, but this was just stereotypical "50s music" to my ears.

This was hard to get through. The audio quality on Youtube Music is quite bad -- it might just be that that's the best quality available, but either way, it was not as enjoyable as it could have been with a good, modern quality audio track. It sounded very thin and tinny and even though the music was pretty decent, I just couldn't really hear it well. Two stars.

Hearing the introductions and small speeches was really like looking into a Time Capsule! But I’m not well versed enough in jazz for any of the tracks to stand out to me :-(

Teveel geklets

Still not old enough for jazz. I agree that Sir Duke has to be included in the 1001 list once (maybe more) but this one was a bit squeaky (and long) for me. Diminuendo In Blue is the best song despite being 14 minutes long. Broke this album into three separate fitness sessions and that seemed to work. But it’s still dated jazz (2.4*s)

Obviously a classic, signature performance. It's high twos for me as it's 'not the jazz I like'.

Eh

Not my bag

Not really my type of music…

Ik vind bij jazz de saxofoon erg mooi maar zodra die er niet is vind ik het vervelend gepingel wat erg op mn zenuwen werkt.

Quite satisfying, if not my thing, it certainly was my father's thing. He loved big bands and the swaying and dancing that took place with fancy small town dance halls that thronged to this music. 2 stars. Not likely to listen to again.

Jazz agradável, mas o show para ser só para iniciados.

I just don’t like songs without lyrics. Feels too elevators to me. I think the tunes are great and would love it if it had some words to it

A lil too jazzy for me

i am skipping all these introductions this album is long enough i do not care if it is not the 'full experience'. i am not a jazz guy so lets see how this goes. my first impression is that I will genuinely have no clue how to rate this because obviously the instruments are very impressive but I can't remove my prejudices and biases away from it - the music is very good and if I was somewhere and this was playing in the background I would not be upset and would enjoy it but I am never going to go out of my way to try and listen to this or recommend it to anyone cause it simply is not my kind of music I would say that after a while it simply just becomes more of a background music, not that it is necessarily a bad thing I apologise Mr Ellington, in another life this could easy be a 5 star album but alas it cannot be for me personally

Big band kan me weinig bekoren, maar Sir Duke is overduidelijk een legende en één van de beste bandleaders die het jazz-genre ooit heeft gekend. Ik heb meer met de mysterieuze melodieën van een Charles Mingus, of de zwevende composities van Sun Ra, maar de manier hoe Duke Ellington z'n Orchestra wist te bespelen is onmiskenbaar goed. Het plezier spat er vanaf, en in de juiste setting is een feeststemming gegarandeerd. Maar het is mij iets te veel toeters en belletjes, en stompende blazers. Bij de opener kan ik die bombastische gelaagdheid nog wel hebben, maar later begint het een beetje vervelend te worden. Nee, dit is niet mijn jazz cup of tea. Z'n solowerk past meer in m'n straatje. 6/10 Highlights: Festival Junction

Wel vet. 2 uur is wel echt veels te lang en dat gelul van de Duke ook niet altijd nodig. Draagt wel bij aan de live luister ervaring. Minder draagt bij dat je de drums echt nauwelijks hoort en de blazers juist heel erg. Niet de mooiste productie. Wel lekker muziekje. 5,5/10

i’m sure he’s good at what he’s doing but i don’t care for jazz

This almost put me to sleep. Jazz can be cool, but not my thing. More background music. Sorry.

Less bad jazz. Still boring.

I gave it the weekend to think about how I felt about this record. I didn't like jazz when I was in the high school jazz band, I didn't like jazz when all my friends got into, and some in fact now run a jazz bar, and you know what? I still don't like jazz. I didn't hate this album, if someone put it on I wouldn't ask them to take it off, but I'd also feel the whole time like I was on a really long elevator ride. Giving it 2 stars anyway, because I understand the influence it's had on music.

Live albums do not belong on this list, especially when they are 2 hours!! and half of the album consists of introductions of both songs and people. The actual music is fine but not exceptional, however it's barely relevant compared to the ridiculous length and constant interruptions.

Not the biggest jazz fan most of the time but I liked having this as background while playing fetch with Alfie at the park.

probably funk

As someone who played jazz for years, I'm not really sure how to "rate" jazz. Especially big band. It's not the kind of jazz I gravitate toward. This was fine, I guess, but even in its era it's a bit of a relic. Popular music had already moved to rock and roll, and jazz had mostly abandoned big band for more experimental music with smaller groups, or fusion. It's still good listen, but it's kind of like going to U2 at the Vegas orb. It's not bad, but it's definitely not the cutting edge.

This is better than most of the jazz albums we've listened to. But 2 hours? TWO HOURS OF THE SAME SONG?

Its okay, but when would I actually listen to this? Never.

Fully instrumental jazz music, live. Look I enjoy the sax as much as the next guy but this wasn't particularly interesting.

A fine jazz album. Nothing I'd really return for, but it was pleasant while it was on

- bin ehrlich: Habs nicht zu Ende gehört. - Schlechte Tonqualität, unfassbar viel Gelaber und musikalisch hat mich das trotz BigBand/Jazz-Softspot nicht abgeholt. - Kann sein, dass hinter diesem Auftritt auch eine dramatische Geschichte steckt wie bei Johnny Cash oder Keith Jarett. Hatte irgendwie aber keine Muße, mich damit zu beschäftigen. 2/5

- zu lang, qualitativ meh, das Gelaber zwischendurch und die Geräusche aus dem Publikum nerven - musikalisch ganz guter Kram dabei, aber wird eben davon runtergerissen, dass es ein Live-Album ist

I enjoyed a few tracks where Duke Ellington was able to make the trumpet moan like a person, this really impressed me. The album itself was quite lengthy and I really wasn't able to distinguish between one track or another. It must be the genre itself and someone who truly loves Jazz would probably appreciate this album a lot more. All in all it was good but I was ready for it to be over about halfway through.

I only listened to disc 1, I liked some of the music but found the introduction/talking tracks disrupted the flow of the music personally.

Bien pero no es demasiado de mi agrado

I’m going to give it two stars, because the musicians are so talented, but this wasn’t an enjoyable listen. This type of music just isn’t my cup of tea

Great jazz, terrible recording.

Long one. Nothing really stood out aside from the intros

Not really my favorite

Never a huge jazz fan and this wad just ok.

No disrespect to Mr. Ellington. I just do not like jazz

I certainly have heard of Duke Ellington and listened to a song of his before - I would not be able to pick a song of his out….ever. That being said - I do really appreciate and enjoy the music. I’m envious of the talent of these musicians. This is music I would definitely prefer hearing live or maybe as background music.

Great music. Very long. Didn't need all the commentary.

# 256 : DID NOT LISTEN - Couldn't be bothered, way too long and drab for a Monday…

Just atmospheric music! Not a bad listen but left no strong opinions on me and probably won’t be coming back as a result. I’m sure it would be great to hear live in a cool venue, though. Maybe not quite a 1001 greatest album for me, but definitely better than the last one 😵‍💫

★★½

I like jazz. I don't like the live aspect of this album. Makes it feel like a well made band concert. I appreciate this being made, but I prefer Motown and the funk that came after it. It's too long and I don't think has the dynamic and exciting quality that jazz should.

I just don't get this music. I am sure the experts are correct and it is as great as they say, but it really does not move me in any way.

Musik gut, aber viel zu viel Gelaber zwischendurch

Live album so loses a point

I am not a huge listener of jazz and I do not like live albums. I absolutely hate how the hats on this album overpower every other instrument when they play, it's all I can focus on as they are so loud over everything else and I am not a fan of the talking and cheering between songs. The second part of the album on Spotify was better as the hats weren't as loud. I did not listen to tracks 9-18 on disc 2 as they are not part of the original show according to Wikipedia. I will give this album a 2/5 because the music would be ok if the hats weren't as loud and if there wasn't talking after every song.

Every song sounds the same. Just cannot get into this music.

I'm sure in 1956 this was the best thing going. Almost 70 years later though and I'm just kind of bored. Way too long of an album to finish. 4/10 (2/5)

I only listened to the first part of the album, it was so incredibly long. The music itself was nice, but again, it just get tiresome with all the introduction and small talk between songs etc. that comes with a live album. As with other jazz albums, it's hard to really find any song that stands out, especially when it's live. It all melds together. And it was an OK listening session, but I prefer actual studio albums to 2 hour long live sessions.

I'm not doubting the Duke's talent - this was just too long and boring for me.

Rest the album, but long and boring

Parece de filme de época ou desfile cívico, mas de nvo sem letra não me pega

This is a complete slog to get through. It's got some really good jazz, but an hour & a half more than I care to listen, plus you've got to put up with him talking inbetween every song... Ugh, I'm sure it was an amazing live show to be at, but as a live album, it just became a tough listen.

It was way too long and got bored on track 8

It’s good for what is it but that isn’t something I am going to listen to again.

A part of me really wants to give this more than 2 stars, but I don't think I can. 48/100

It's a no from me I'm afraid

I liked the piano and brushed drums, but a lot of the trumpet just wasn't for me. Perhaps if I hung out jazz bars in the 50s....

Trad Jazz just ain't my bag baby

It’s fine, not my cup of tea, the musicianship is very impressive, but the live atmosphere kills it for me

neat music and i respect the talent but its not something that i would find myself listening to

Look…I don’t mind jazz, but I also don’t love it. I also don’t typically like live albums. So what do I do with this? 2.5

Not hater of jazz, but definitely not my thing. And also, live record ...

Ik pak even het origineel van 44 minuten ipv de complete versie van 130 minuten. Deze laatste zou ik niet trekken en dan werd het gegarandeerd een 1. Iedereen die hier aan meewerkt is een virtuoos, dat staat buiten kijf. Als live-optreden was het waarschijnlijk een indrukwekkende ervaring. Dat de opname een liveregistratie is maakt het voor mij alleen niet per se beter nu. Het op dit album vaak toch wat drukke, schelle gekwetter van alles wat van koper is, wordt door de live opname nog net wat snerpender en daardoor minder prettig om te luisteren. Het joelende en fluitende publiek voegt voor mij niks toe behalve ergernis. Het is zo druk aan je hoofd allemaal. Vooral bij "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue Pt. 2" gaat het voor mij helemaal mis, als een eigenlijk heerlijke solo wordt bedolven onder de herrie van een hondsdol publiek. Ik moet ook deze weer op luisterplezier beoordelen en dan kom ik wéér niet hoger dan 2 sterren. Wel knap, niet leuk.

2 plus hours of jazz is far too much. Especially in audio only formats. Seeing this live would be something else and probably far more enjoyable. I don't really know what to say here... The live aspect is fine.. But the drawn out introduction to songs makes this album feel even longer than they are. Top musicianship going on. Unfortunately, it's just boring listening to it. First few songs, I was engaged... But 2 hours of this was very tedious. Took me 2 sit throughs to get through this as I was bored 20 minutes into each listen, and had to force my attention.

Too much “jazz”

Best song - I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good

Jazz album. I don’t really know enough to tell the amazing from non It’s live but I’m not a fan of the speeches in the middle In terms of music like I’d be happy to have this play at some cafe I was in, but I wouldn’t Shazam it. I guess that should make it 2/3***. I’ll give it 2 because I’m not scared of being told I’m uncultured by the pointy heads

# Playlist track - Take the "A" train # Notes - I'm into jazz, and also into jazz performances, but I couldn't get to the end of this one, despite trying twice. - There are so many introductions, and announcements, and clapping and talking. - Albums stretches for over 2 hours, but you can never get in the zone, because you're going to be interrupted by people taking.

I might like this album, if it wasn't 2 hours long and had less screeching trumpet in it.

Performed wonderfully but I probably won't go back, too big band for me, and too many introductions. Really rips sometimes though.

tea for two, pt III

to answer Barry b Bensons question. No.

Þetta fellur undir liðinn "læv albúm sem ég fíla ekki".

Not really for me, I don't love jazz but could see why jazz heads would enjoy it. He should defs ditch the first track though.

First two songs felt really interminable but the rest was better Update: except the squealing at the end

Long album, and not one I'd revisit

I mean some of it was alright but so many decent tracks were ruined by horrible screeching squeals during the last 30-45 seconds wtf is that

Not really into the big band sound, despite the high perceived quality of this record

its long, its jazz but its nothing too entrancing, the liveness of it all is fun but i think it leans too far into it really. I can appreciate the art, but its not for me.