Ellington at Newport

TL;DL

I get he’s an icon and musically important. However, there’s nothing here for me.

gostei nao

i’m not even trying bro

Jazz not my thing.

DNF

Wanted to like it but the brass is too shrill. Sorry Duke.

tough to review this one as Jazz is such a different genre. I think it's an enjoyable listen, and it definitely is high floor for what I listened to, but I don’t really think the ceiling is there, didn’t finish the album as I couldn’t keep interest Rating Scale: -High floor + -High ceiling - -Multiple bangers - -Emotion inducing - -Relistenable - Overall rating: 1/5

too boring, couldn't finish. i can tolerate jazz only when it's played live and/or by my relatives

Cannot be bovvad with these jazz albums anymore

I'm sure it's an important piece of music but unfortunately, jazz is not my thing so I did not like the album. It was too long, there was too much talking and the music - to me personally - wasn't anything exceptional.

Pretty boring. Maybe I dont appreciate jazz enough, but this sounds like elevator music.

Not my cup of tea.

Livealbum

Not my cup of tea

Tinny tinny sound

Ei prkl artistin nähdessä ensimmäinen ajatus oli taas, että taas todellista vanhusten musiikkia... Ja oikeassa olin! Tätä ei kyllä jaksa edes kuunnella. Tuntuu kuin yhen biisin joskus menneisyydessä on kuullut niin sama paska looppaa ikuisesti.. Vähän ikävä palaute, ehkä kohdistuisi enemmän tämän formaatin luojalle, mutta toimikoot "Dyyk" sijaiskärsijänä. Paska-Duke

Нет, такого джаза, да ещё такой длительности, я выдержать не могу. Не прослушал полностью и трёх композиций.

Absolute legend but I cannot stand jazz

This is a big no for me. I'm sure Duke Ellington is plenty talented and I'm sure the folks at the venue had a lovely time listening to him and his band playing but I cannot stand to listen to a double album of live jazz. It's almost as if somebody set out to make the worst possible record for me to listen to. I made it 3 tracks in before calling it quits.

My love of jazz versus my hatred for live albums. Unfortunately… the latter wins today. This record is genuinely unpleasant to listen to in full. The mixing is so bad that I had to actively change the volume whenever the screeching trumpet would come in. The 3 minute interludes and introductions scattered about the album are not enjoyable. And why the hell did it start with the national anthem??

Ei jazzia jaksa

the end of the performances kinda killed it for me ngl

A two disc live album 😩. No thank you.

is this jazz? A bit all over the place, and im not following

Daha 0 bir 0 yoktu

Not for me

More live jazz... smashing... Since you already know I'm giving this crap a 1, let me take this opportunity to explain my umbrage with live albums. It's the same issue I have with people taking videos of concerts, fireworks, weddings, etc. By being so focused on trying to "capture the moment", you end up completely missing it. What's more, odds are you're never even going to watch that stupid video again - or worse, you'll try to make people who weren't there watch it, and trust me - they don't want to. All that said, I still would have hated this performance live. Jazz sucks. Period.

Oh a live jazz album over two hours long. All things evil popping up on this vying for my least favorite album yet. Well played, Duke. You really worked for this one star.

Did not like.

Alltså hälften av låtarna är sån disney-jazz från när nån kurvig räv-hona eller valfritt djur kommer in i bild o vickar på höfterna o blinkar med sina oproportionerligt stora ögonfransar inför huvudrolls-hanen, vilket kanske inte är dåligt i sig men 2 timmar av det är faktiskt inte kul. Förlåt.

På tok för långt, speciellt för vad det är. Zzz.

Just cannot care about jazz so gave up.

Livealbum

More boring, live jazz.

Not for me. 1/5

Jazz is not my jam. This is very big band-y jazz, so it sounds very dated (it is!). I like some of the aspects of the big band influence, but ultimately, this didn't win me over. I am still not a jazz fan. The songs go on too long and are too repetitive. I think it might be less annoying to experience it live, but the repetition can be maddening. The high squeaky notes are infuriating. Music is supposed to make you feel something--I don't think frustration is the feeling they're going for, but that's what I feel listening to this. The live aspects of this album (the intros, the cheering, etc.) don't bother me like they do others. It's kinda neat to hear the old school way of talking that was once common in the USA.

Before starting this I would’ve never listened to a Jazz album and, despite it being listed as one of my worst genres on the site, I have found a few that I have really liked and given 5 stars to. This however is not one of them. I got bored of this pretty quickly which is not good for a 2+ hour album. I never got to the point where I would say I hated it but by the end I was barely paying attention to it. I don’t doubt that if you are into Jazz this is probably brilliant but it just wasn’t one for me.

Too long!!!!

This album didn’t resonate with me, as I’ve always found jazz a challenging genre to connect with. Ellington at Newport is clearly a landmark recording for jazz fans, but personally, I found it difficult to engage with the style and energy of the performance. Favourite Track: I couldn’t identify a standout track, as the overall sound didn’t quite click with me. Least Favourite: The whole album blended into what felt like an overwhelming wall of jazzy improvisation — not something I found easy to follow or enjoy. Album Artwork: The cover is fine — nothing remarkable, but it suits the era and genre

i dont like this song because there is no singing but the beat is kind of good . i dont like the second song i dont like the beat i dont recomend this album

I dont like this at all because I don't like jazz and I don't like how there are no lyrics. I would not recommend this to someone else because I think that they would not like them. I give this 1 star.

the first song is lowk bad idk why I don't like it its js that the background music was alr n yea the second song was alr bc the music was ok n the trumpet I think I was idk how to spell it but that part was good.

Album very Jazz. Contains much sound. It is rated

A little too lengthy for my taste.

I've slowly become appreciative to jazz thanks to this list but this one just wasn't hitting the spot for me. Maybe it was the live elements, or maybe it was the sheer length of some it (I mean 15 minutes for one song, do me a favour). Much better jazz albums on this list so I could've done without this one

huere gopferdellisiech namal, isch das e fucking guggemusik vo de zentralschwiiz wo im album creator promoted wird?. pfui tüffel, ganz e grussige Track gsi, de ersti. Und au witer ischs gange mit dere Katzemusik, hed de ohre weh dah. nach 15min, aua weg damit. das gid zur abwechslig wiedermal 1 hoseknopf für das album. tschüsstschau - danke für nüd

Old timey swinging jazz is not something I enjoy. Had to cut this one short after four of five songs. I understand the playing, I get the skill, I know these are highly appreciated musicians, but I just cannot stomach the high pitch happiness rampage that these tracks seem to convey.

po cara dá não

Not a fan of live albums

Allez, on ouvre le carnet de bord. Le grand livre, dans sa sagesse infinie et parfois discutable, m'a ordonné de me pencher sur un monument. Un truc en noir et blanc, qui sent le formol et les soirées où tes grands-parents s'encanaillaient. Duke Ellington. Pas n'importe quoi, attention : Ellington at Newport, 1956. Le disque qui, paraît-il, a ressuscité une carrière et foutu le feu à un festival de jazz un peu trop coincé du derche. Je vais être honnête avec vous, quand on a passé sa jeunesse à user des vinyles de punk, de post-punk, de rock indé crasseux et qu'on a vu défiler la britpop et le grunge, se fader un big band de 1956, c'est un peu comme passer d'une dose d'adrénaline pure à une tisane verveine-tilleul. Mais le projet est le projet. On doit tout écouter. Alors, j'ai appuyé sur "Play", non sans un soupir qui aurait pu éteindre les bougies d'un gâteau d'anniversaire. Pour comprendre ce disque, il faut comprendre le contexte. En 1956, le Duke, la classe incarnée, le génie de la composition, commençait sérieusement à sentir la naphtaline. Le jazz avait bougé. Les jeunes loups du bebop l'avaient ringardisé. Le rock'n'roll commençait à pointer le bout de son nez et de sa banane. Duke Ellington et son grand orchestre, c'était devenu une musique de papa, une institution respectable mais plus vraiment excitante. Sa carrière était sur le déclin, le genre de pente douce qui mène tranquillement au cimetière des éléphants musicaux. Et puis il y a ce fameux 7 juillet 1956, au Newport Jazz Festival. La haute société blanche et endimanchée, venue s'offrir un frisson culturel. Le concert d'Ellington commence, et, de l'avis de tous, ça commence mollement. Le public est poli, applaudit sagement, mais pense déjà au prochain cocktail. On sent l'ennui poindre, le genre de moment où tu te dis que t'aurais mieux fait de rester à la maison pour repeindre les volets. Ellington, vexé comme un pou, sent que son orchestre est en train de perdre la bataille. Il décide de jouer une vieille composition en deux parties, "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue". Un truc qu'il jouait déjà dans les années 30. Entre les deux, il lâche la bride à son saxophoniste ténor, Paul Gonsalves. Il lui dit, en substance : "Vas-y, mon grand, et joue jusqu'à ce que tes poumons explosent." Et là, le miracle. Le moment de bascule. Gonsalves, un type qui a l'air de sortir d'une sieste de trois jours, se lance dans un solo. Pas juste un bon solo. Un putain de solo. Au début, les gens n'en ont rien à foutre. Et puis, une blonde platine, un peu éméchée, se lève au milieu de la foule de culs-serrés en pantalon de golf, et se met à danser comme si sa vie en dépendait. Un type la rejoint. Puis deux. Puis dix. En quelques minutes, c'est l'hystérie collective. Les gens grimpent sur les chaises, hurlent, la sécurité est dépassée. Le big band le plus classe du monde vient de provoquer une émeute dans le festival le plus chic de la planète. Duke Ellington, ce soir-là, a rappelé à tout le monde qui était le patron. Sa carrière était relancée. Le disque, qui immortalise ce moment, est devenu un best-seller. Voilà pour la légende. C'est une histoire magnifique. Une histoire de résilience, de génie, un "fuck" monumental envoyé à tous ceux qui l'enterraient un peu vite. Maintenant, la réalité, cul posé sur mon canapé en 2025, avec mes écouteurs sur les oreilles. Et la réalité, c'est que ce disque, pour être tout à fait franc, je me suis fait chier. Oui, je sais, c'est un sacrilège. Mais que voulez-vous ? Passé l'intérêt historique, qu'est-ce qu'il reste ? Une musique qui a pris un sacré coup de vieux. Les arrangements sont brillants, certes, mais ça sonne daté, terriblement daté. Le son est ce qu'il est pour l'époque. Et puis, il y a la grande supercherie : une bonne partie de l'album, soi-disant "live", a été réenregistrée en studio quelques jours plus tard parce que la prise de son originale était pourrie. On a même rajouté des applaudissements en boîte. Pour un mec comme moi qui a grandi avec l'éthique du "vrai", du "brut", ça la fout mal. Alors, comment noter ce machin ? C'est tout le paradoxe de ce projet "1001 Albums". Doit-on juger l'objet pour ce qu'il est, ou pour ce qu'il représente ? Pour son impact historique ou pour le plaisir qu'il procure aujourd'hui ? Ce n'est pas un album, c'est un putain de documentaire audio. C'est le témoignage d'un moment charnière, d'une performance qui a changé le cours d'une carrière. Le solo de Gonsalves, même sur disque, reste un truc assez dingue, une montée en puissance qui force le respect. On entend presque la foule se réveiller. Mais est-ce que je vais le réécouter pour le plaisir ? Jamais de la vie. Ça ira rejoindre la pile des disques "importants mais chiants". C'est une pièce de musée. On la regarde avec respect, on lit le petit panneau explicatif, on hoche la tête d'un air entendu, et on passe à la salle suivante. L'événement : 5/5, sans hésiter. Un moment de grâce, de fureur et de génie. Le disque en tant que tel, pour mes oreilles de vieux rocker qui a besoin de sentir la sueur et l'électricité : 1/5. Et je suis généreux. C'est donc un 1 sur 5, mais un 1 sur 5 historique, un 1/5 "à découvrir". Un disque qu'il faut entendre une fois dans sa vie pour comprendre une histoire, pas forcément pour aimer une musique.

I made it about 45 minutes

Duken er alt for jazz til mere af min opmærksomhed. Jeg kunne ikke drømme om at høre extendet udgaven!

Can appreciate the sound of jazz but doesn’t do anything for me.

Not into jazz. Awful, listened to first song, not music for me.

01) Festival Junction - 4,0 02) Blues to Be There - 4,5 03) Newport Up - 4,5 04) Jeep's Blues - 5,0 05) Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue - 5,0 TOTAL: 4,60 (46/100) Current ranking: 343/359 I definitely have no intention of listening to the double CD release, instead I found a playlist of the original LP with only 5 tracks lasting an acceptable 40 minutes. Although, what is acceptable when it comes to Jazz... I just can't stand all that Jazz.

This album was much too long and there were wayyy too many musician introductions at the end of each session. I doubt anyone in the crowd even knew the name of the third quartet flutist in seat 6 (or cared). I thought jazz was for old people but there were so many shrill, squeaky moments I started wondering if everyone's hearing aides were turned off. The live format of this album doesn't work at all, I know there are talented people on this stage but I think you had to be there. Jazz may be a living, breathing genre but I'm good on this one until I'm neither of those. Sufferable 1.35.

Can't say I enjoyed the album that much but 'Ol Dookie and his band play pretty well together and have a blast doing it. You can hear it on "Diminuendo in Blues" or is that the crowd? Really didn't like that at the end of songs the horn players were trying to hit the highest note and make their instruments sound like a shrieking fan-girl. Tell her to shut the f up please. And why are do many songs have Blues in the title...isn't this jazz? Had to be there live for this one I guess...1.25.

I'm sure this was a hell of a show back in 1956, but not much translates through when listening to the album version. It's 40 minutes of big band jazz that does very little to differentiate itself to the untrained ear for me. Duke is a legend from way back so I'm sure he deserves this entry on the list for historical reasons but I'm sure I could never hear any more of his work without issue. 1.39 stars

DNF I'm not listening to two and a half hours of Jazz

Star spangled banner! Bee in a dustbin.

Damn that's a long album, no thanks

Mind-numbingly boring most of the time, excruciatingly painful to the ears at others (I had to turn the volume waaaay down during some literal screeching from a trumpet at one point).

50s Tom and Jerry music again. Didn't like

what a drag

Fucking jazz.

I just don't like jazz.

It wasn't bad, but it definitely wasn't for me. Already not really a fan of Jazz, and this was straight jazz no singing which kind of took it a step lower for me. I can see the appeal, but it doesn't appeal to me

I just don’t like this stuff.

Too long

Too long Too shite

He's much better as a ghost in Big Mouth than this album.

No horns

Noise

Live recordings are a terrible format.

Too long; didn’t enjoy

Hard pass

I might have rated this higher if it wasn’t: A. A live album B. 2 hours long C. Incredibly boring

For a guy who does not enjoy Jazz, this was a long ass 2 hours. And isn't this like the 2nd of 3rd album that recorded live at Newport? Newport must have been a happening place at one time. Maybe it still is. Hell I don't know. But what I do know is I did not enjoy this album. Sorry, Duke.

Too long. Don't like live albums. Didn't think the music was all that great although mayne it was at the time

N gostei

Nothing for me here. I don't mind some plinky piano nonsense, or even twangy guitar nonsense. But I didn't sign up for any squealing trumpet nonsense.

Gillar inte den här typen av jazz. Dessutom som tråkig liveplatta.

I thought I would enjoy it. I did not. I couldn’t even listen to all of it because 2 hours of that is way too much

Yup. It's jazz. This is game show music. My head hurts.

A trio of pain. Jazz, live albums and it being stupidly long. 2 hours of suffering. At first I hated the host listing names and informing late audience members of what they had missed. Surely you would cut that shit out? Then the screeching never ending noises started and I would have much rather listened to him list the name of every audience member present. Maybe the worst album I have ever listened to. No redeeming qualities.

Gave it 1 track, then ran the fuck away

This made me feel like my atoms were out of position

not today, no

Sorry, but I'm never going to like Jazz.

Did not like it.

No pude escucharlo

2 hour live jazz, that is not even that good, why would anyone want to listen to that

Cannot deny the talent, skill, musicianship, etc.....just kinda old and boring. I'd like to respect them with a better rating, but if I am being honest....

I have been to a couple of different newports, and can honestly say this the worse one. And I have been to the Welsh one!! Tracks are too long! Didn't like it. However on a positive not it was better than coltrane

Is it just me

Not a fan of jazz music

Not a fan of Duke or live albums, too much introduction talk to keep me listening to the whole thing. Also Jazz is not my favorite.

Not for me

not my style

Sax går fetbort

I’ve never like Jazz, I HATE live albums, and I hate long songs. I’m not going into this with the best of expectations. And I was not disappointed. The fact that people actually paid money to go see this performance live is mind-blowing to me. Sure, they’re good musicians, but there’s no structure, nothing to focus on. This is just proving that jazz just isn’t for me.

Awful, had to turn it off. Not to my taste at all.

Niet vol te houden voor mij!

Right. Alsof ik voor m'n plezier 2 uur en 7 minuten naar dit zenuwslopende getoeter ga zitten luisteren.

Osia jotka eivät kuulosta kamalalta. Osia joita voi tuskin kuunnella. Ei mitään, mitä kuuntelisin uudelleen.

Way too old for me

This isn’t bad, but it’s not for me at all.

Live album

hes too old for me

Man I really hated this. This is just not for me.

i'm aware of how prestigious this is, but not my thing

I do not like jazz at all

Jazzia, ihan jees mut livemusiikki ei inspiroi

I don't listen to jazz

I didn't think jazz was my thing and I still don't. Skillful musicians but no edge.

Nope, not for me. Didn’t make it all the way through, to much waffle from the presenter.

Really not my kind of thing.

eh

One star seems a little harsh however a liver performance Jazz album was never going to be my thing and rating based on how much I enjoy listening so anything else would be a lie.

Someone letting out the air in a balloon for 40 mins

Obviously trash?

Fuckin jazz.