Ellington at Newport

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

Hard to care about this really no matter how accomplished the playing

- 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.

Fun listen, just dated

Jazz is not my cuppa.

needs to be remastered, sound is not good

Technically extremely impressive, but overall this style of jazz doesn't really do it for me.

Jazz gonna jazz.

Okay. Not my thing.

Jazz is a genre of music which peaked at a time when large swathes of its audience, and in all likelihood the musicians themselves, were regularly getting hammered on liquor distilled in bathtubs, and it really shows. Having said that, I quite enjoyed this, but mainly as background noise. The more I focused on it, the less I liked it. This is music meant to be heard while doing the Charleston in a speak-easy with some flapper girls, not listened to while sat working at a computer.

Making some brass instrument sound like a voice is impressive but ultinatly limited in appeal. Music from another age hard to connect with but you know good.

It’s a live instrumental that for 1956

I don't appreciate jazz as i don't understand it, great but not for me

Blah, I guess it was kind of pleasant but I'm just not interested.

Definitely old timey (40s and 50s) jazz. Not my music at all.

Dideldidudeldei

För långt. 50-talsjazz är inte jättespännande.

I don't care for live albums, but I do like jazz.

Ziemlich langweilige Fahrstuhlmusik, leicht nervend gegen Ende

Fun to hear jazz for the first time. But it will be hard to come back if listening online

Not my thing

It's good but jazz

With all the praise this received I was ready to give this a high score. But I just don't get it. Multiple times in this record he just squeals at me for no reason. And why is this over 2 hours long? It's not good. As an I production to the form or as a first Duke.

Somehow hard to get through

Sure, Duke Ellington is absolutely great. 2h of a live record? Absolutely not. [0090/1001]

Good live performance, but not a good album I would say. Just too long for the album format. I get why it's here as it's a historic performance, but I did not listen to the entire two hours

Didn’t love it, although to be fair I wasn’t paying super close attention when I had it playing. But the good thing is I let Spotify keep playing after the album finished, and I came across some really cool jazz stuff. Idk I think I see like a little jazz phase coming up for me…. it’s great shower music. It doesn’t demand your full focus for the entire duration of each song, so you can float in and out while you think about other stuff (?)

The recording quality made it really difficult to enjoy.

Generelt kedelig jazz. Måske er det godt - ikke for mig. Der sker ikke meget

I mean, it’s obviously good for what it is. Just wasn’t for me.

A bit old to me

Not a particular jazz fan but this exceeded my expectations which were pretty low anyway. 2*

Nice enough but too long and too live.

I tried. It just didn't light my candle. Great musicianship and atmosphere from 1956, but I couldn't get in that groove. I'll probably revisit this album at some point but not right now.

Saxofonista/trompetista virtuoso de la época. Sin duda, para amantes del estilo en sí. No lo considero malo, pero no lo aprecio lo suficiente.

Very talented musicians but I can’t get into it. The album is way too long and boring.

Nope, no jazz for me

Nog altijd geen jazz-liefhebber. Ik word er zenuwachtig van.

Todella hyvää soitantaahan tämä on, hyvin sulavaa jazzia. Menee hyvin kävelyn taustamusiikkina. En kuitenkaan erottanut "tarinoita" tms. jotain koukkua, joka saisi oikeasti kiinnostumaan. Eli pisteet vain taitavuudesta ja soiton läpi kuultavasta innosta.

Ok, not really my thing

Who has time to listen to 38 tracks in a day?

good but so long it lost it’s fun

way too fucking long and i love some duke ellington pieces but this one aint it

It's jazz so.... Not my favourite

Only listened to the 1st half of it as I am not crazy on Jazz and this went on for way too long.

Not really a big fan of jazz music.

Went by without too much tedium, won't listen again.

Elevator music.

Not for me

I was excited to get this, but really it was the most trad jazz I could imagine, and lasted about four or five days. Started to feel like I was going a bit mad towards the end. Maybe that's the point?

I’ve never really been a big band fan. However, I definitely enjoyed some of the slower pieces over the faster ones.

*didn’t listen as i had no time but did listen to an earlier record of his so will just rate 2 stars*

Not a jazz fan but the talent here is undeniable.

Ok, this seems like it was a hoot to watch and the recording is very good. The horns are very present and high fidelity. Polished arrangements. For jazz, it feels meticulously orchestrated and oddly constrained. Like jazz in an expensive suit. Mannered. Except for an extended drum solo at the end. Each song feels like an exhibition. Can comfortably say that this, as well respected and heralded as it is, is not my jam. Is this the pinnacle of urbane jazz? I don’t know. All I know is that I’ve tried listening to Duke Ellington before, even had a CD, and it left me mostly cold. I can see why bebop and less-buttoned up strains of jazz followed this stuff. I am, however, deeply ignorant here. The thing is I do enjoy big band stuff with singers, but just can’t get down with this.

Not a fan of this one really.

- I appreciate that the in between actions are clearly labelled and separated from the music - Decent lounge jazz but nothing I'd go back to

- I’d be lying if I said I listened to all 2 hours of this - enjoyable jazz but it’s not something I would typically listen to

i bet this got people turnt in 1956.

🫎

C Festival Junction - 2 Blues to Be There - 3 Newport Up - 1 Jeep’s Blues - 3 Diminuendo In Blue - 3

I enjoy the vibe of the album but it running over two hours is a bit too much for me. I’m not a big listener of jazz music, so I can’t appreciate as much as big fans of the genre.

la flemme d'écouter ça ... surement très bien techniquement mais les albums live ça me gonfle

I can appreciate the talent involved and the place in music history, but I just have a really hard time enjoying '50s music because it sounds so dated at this point. There's some really great musicianship here though and the story of the '99 reissue is quite interesting.

Concert mític de swing que va revitalitzar el génere i va coronar a Ellington, sent el seu disc més venut. OK, but not my thing

Je propose gentillement à Duke Ellington d'aller faire chier quelqu'un d'autre avec sa trompette de merde.

Jazz just ain’t it

Kelpo kikkailua ja kerran pyörähti ongelmitta läpi. Ei jäänyt kaipaamaan lisää.

Ilta jazzklubilla menis tän parissa, +2h työajojen aikana puudutti.

2/3

Horns are great, but not for extended periods of time. That ringing in your ears just never goes away.

Great swing to this but I can’t stand the tone of those trumpets: shrill and stressful. Couldn’t make it all the way through.

The only Duke Ellington album in my collection. The music is pretty inoffensive and easy-to-listen-to jazz, but still in my view, live albums should not be included in a list like these, even if they are from the 50s.

It’s just whatever not for me but not garbage

Music is good, but I don't like live albums.

An interesting concept, but the 'fake live' aspect really ruined it for me I think. Def there is some great musicianship and a whole bunch of musical arrangement/structure/performance that I just don't understand haha this 40's swing band stuff just escapes me still. There are a few moments on here that are a bit more 'blue' that seem to have aged better and are interesting. And speaking as someone who has played a brass instrument (poorly) I know how hard it is to make them sound /good/ like this - these folks were dedicated to their craft and performing at the top of their game. Unfortunately this music just doesn't speak to me.

Didn’t really listen - not spending 2hrs 7 mins of life on this.

Jazz isn’t my thing.

I gave it my best shot, but I don't like or get jazz

Typical jazz, over indulgent and half the time sounds like children’s tv characters are being murdered… talented musicians who never learned less can be more

God. Awful. I didn’t make it through all 10,000 hours of this interminable album but I did listen to all the songs. I just couldn’t bear to hear them again just in a different setting. Please no more of this.

Generic old jazz

Not my type

Couldn’t really listen to more than a few songs of this album before I got bored. 2/10

Die erste halbe Stunde war cool und so. Aber mein Gott, danach kam das noch 3x. Das war für mich zu viel des Guten.

Vom Namen her kenne ich den Mann sogar, aber Jazz Live-Aufnahmen bekommen mich ganz ganz selten, egal wie gut sie sind.

sorry no for me

One-and-a-half stars.

1.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/duke-ellington/ellington-at-newport/ When it comes to jazz, it could be worse than this. When it comes to genres, it could not be worse than jazz. I hate jazz. I hated this.

Genuinely so boring I had to skip. I’m not a fan of instrumentals. Elevator music.

hated every single second of this

Jazz? No thanks

An abomination. Staggering to think people listen to this voluntarily.

First listen

Just not me. Sure he’s a nice fella but an awful entertainer.

Not my taste … respect for the artist , a legendary musician! Also I’m not fond of live recordings ..

É um jazz bem puro, o trompete da banda é insano mas no geral n curti tanto

I couldn't finish it, I haaate trumpets

I hate rating this one so low.... but the whole point of me going through this list is to see what I like. I do not like this. Couldn't get past the first song. Maybe it's the best album in the history of jazz, but it's lost on me.

got bored

2/10- Mike and Josie Duke didn’t understand the assignment

no me gusto, muy de estados unidos

Malisimo se la pasa hablando el negro este me canso si no estuviese hablando la mitad del disco le daba mas estrellas pero me agarro en un dia sin paciencia es un 1

I knew because I got a 5 star album yesterday, I would get something I hated today. I was right!! I got my “favorite” genre of music - JAZZ! I didn’t like this, but it was better than some of the previous jazz albums I’ve had to listen to because it was more big band than straight jazz.

2/10 Not a jazz guy, sorry :(

Nope

LONG asf. all i could hear was speaking and 🎺

Don't like it

I’m sure it’s great, stellar outfit but I just can’t get into jazz

Larguísimo. Me duermo en vivo.

Ei

i'm not a big fan of jazz, i don't really listen to it, so this album to me sounds like any other jazz performance. i can't really tell what makes jazz good (or bad), unless i hear something new or innovative in the songs that works really well with the already established sounds of the genre. but this record just sounds like the most stereotypical jazz album to me. this album is what you think of when someone says the word 'jazz'. and maybe that's a good thing, i guess it shows that you're really good at the genre that you are performing. anyways, 1/5 because i felt like i was actively suffering and felt no enjoyment while listening to this.

atp i've come to the conclusion i'm not a fan of jazz. like, at all

Absolutely not

Boring

Dur à écouter quand même…

On a drizzly walk through Southwark this faded a bit into the background… Skin Deep the best track and pushed this up to a 1.5 for me

Jazz random para fondo. No se si me llama mucho la atencion. No me disgusta pero la siento pretty background. Capaz soy yo pero its pretty boring for me. No lo entiendo todavia.

Some really cool moments of drums, saxophone and trumpet but nothing really grabbed my attention. Can’t see myself returning to this one

Jazz, not for me

Not my taste. I need words

Ok jazz still isn't for me and lots of talking and introducing because of it being a live recording

Nie ma opcji. Jazz i tylko live dostępny. Jakie to okropne live z lat 50tych nah za młoda jestem aby tego słuchać i jeszcze jazz

no

no encontre la version corta del album y no lo escuche una disculpa

no

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