Ellington at Newport

It was hard to find the original album, on Spotify i only found the "complete edition" which runs for 2 hours. I cobbled together the original tracks of that album and listened to that. Even then the run time doesn't match exactly but i hope I managed to emulate the original Even though I was not too impressed by this album Duke Ellington's piano playing makes it worth a listen all by itself. Was super impressed and made me wish I delved further into jazz piano when I was playing a lot myself. Worth a listen just for that. Will come back to this one and see if more sticks.

3 Not only is this album apparently pretty historical, but the entire concert as a whole. Like, I guess the interludes here entitled “Pandemonium” and “Riot Prevention” are pretty literal, as the crowd at the show were going about as nuts as a tweenage girl at a Taylor Swift concert, borderline Fear on Saturday Night Live level. The performance was also allegedly supposed to end with the three-part Festival Junction suite, but after a lukewarm response, Duke kept the show going and egged on the crowd with bigger and bigger numbers, much to the festival organizers’ annoyance - to the point that his saxophonist ended up collapsing out of exhaustion after his solo on Diminuendo in Blue. So, I gotta say, I find that all to be pretty cool, but listening to it in album form… I mean, it just feels like two hours of jazz. It was a pleasant listen to get work done to, but for as acclaimed as this performance supposedly is, I never once came close to feeling mind blown or wowed - maybe you just had to be there? I also find the pandemonium especially surprising being that it feels like this kind of thing was already outdated by 1956 standards (I would have thought everyone had dropped big band music for Elvis at this point). I guess that ultimately speaks to Duke and his band’s talents, but it doesn’t speak to me much as a listener here now in 2024. I went back and forth on this one a few times. It’s certainly not bad, but it doesn’t do much for me, and it’s also way too long. Granted, I guess if you’re listening to the “Complete” edition on Spotify, you’re actually listening to two different versions of the album smushed together, so maybe I shouldn’t let that sway my opinion too much. At the end of the day, I think the overall talent of the group does shine through whether I find it to be overly enjoyable or not, so given that - and the fact that the recent Fallout TV show has reminded me of the charm of this era of music - I’ll shoot for the higher end of “okay”.

Good but nothing memorable.

It's fine. Couldn't finish, not my style

Not of any interest to me, this sort of jazz (big band) isn't my taste. I only woke up when Spotify started playing John Coltrane and Junior Mance tracks.

The album didn't blow me away.

Leuk weer een jazz album Lang, niet helemaal geluisterd

I'll be honest, I didn't listen to the whole thing but I heard at least half. It was beautiful and if I was going to have a dinner party I might ask Siri to play Duke Ellington but I wouldn't ask for any album in particular.

Would’ve been a great show to see during the era, but listening to this in the year of our lord twenty and twenty-four leaves a lot to be desired. 3.0 stars for a jazz great.

It's a very long jazz concert, what else can I say about it? To my own surprise, I listened to the full thing. It was pretty nice as background music, but not all too interesting and I didn't pay very close attention either.

I've come to notice that when it comes to jazz I'm really clueless, all I can say is that it sounds jazzy

A little more noodley than I like my Jazz but still a great album

Great live album, nice hearing the intros and the crowd speaking in the background Setting: Listened at work, great listening music

Not as good as count Basie but still solid jazz from the 1950’s.

Duke was pushing 60 and had a legendary performance. Diminuendo in Blue is so fun, I really like the up tempo pace in this, which seems very different than the jazz we have heard recently, (there’s been quite a bit) Idk with all the jazz and blues lately, I’ve really found a newfound respect for the genre. I’ve found myself cooking to jazz and popping in a Guy Lombardo record frequently. I will definitely be Digging deeper into dukes catalog, I’m interested to hear what his studio LP’s sound like.

Not really a jazz dude, but as a musician I can appreciate the God-tier musicianship of those involved in making this record. This showcases Ellington's prowess as a band leader moreso than a pianist, which is fine, but overall, it was much more difficult to appreciate than a studio album given the sound quality. The horns were blaring and the drums front and center, but the piano was all but lost most of the time (assuming there was piano at all?). Overall not bad, but not something I'd actively seek out to listen to again.

‘Skin deep’ is F I R E.

Intellectually, I understand it jazz and it's complexities. I just don't like to listen to it that often.

Remarkable how many people feel the urge to detail their relationship with Jazz in the reviews. So... Me? I'm not a stranger to it, but (or therefore?) I can't say that I'm a great connoisseur of jazz', say, pre 60ies years. Unless it's ~smooth~ but then it becomes music for dinner parties. This here is cool, however, but solely because of the energy that's conveyed through the live recording, which also cuts it into slices that makes it unwieldy and too long. It's wild and again: cool, but - in 2024 - this album doesn't hold my attention or interest enough to grant these 2 hours more than a 3.

The music's good but not to my taste. But it's not really a live album if Wikipedia's comment that only about 40% is actually live recording is true (how do they measure that?).

I enjoyed listening to this, but I don't think it's something I would ever return to. Glad to have listened to it. Makes me feel like I earned my fandom of Whiplash that much more.

A deep, long listen. Lots of interrupting vocal announcers, and I didn't find I could lose myself in it as much as I could with cello or piano or irish music.

wow niche. a good listen though

I'm not big on jazz but this is the best one I've come across on this list.

I'm. ot a huge fan of patriotic songs, so that first one doesn't do much for me. The remainder of this album was clearly innovative and felt like the kind of thing I might have listened to with my grandfather on the porch sipping sweet tea on a summer afternoon. Really enjoyable.

The guys are outstanding musicians, but I need more structure and less meandering.

I have tried multiple times to get through this. After about 30 minutes it all blends together. You know when you are reading a book but not paying attention and realize three pages later you have no idea what's going on? Audio version of that. Lovely music, great musicians, too damn long.

Ok

Riktigt bra musikaliskt och många riktigt sköna låtar. Nu är kanske inte denna typen av jazz riktigt exakt vad jag älskar just nu men kommer förmodligen komma tillbaka till några av dessa låtar.

Mastering and mix is pretty terrible, unfortunately.

Well I didn't hate it and for anything in this genre, that's a really big compliment for me to pay. I guess I'd be happy for it to play as background music at some gathering. I could hear it at a coffee shop and not put on headphones to drown it out. Yay Duke.

I like jazz. Sometimes more than others. This is classic, like the jazz my mother listened to in the 1950's at smoky Chicago clubs while smoking cigarettes and drinking gin. Ellington is a master of brass and the entire band grooves like cool cats of days gone by. It is simultaneously awesome for this world and not for me.

The Duke is great. An all time classic. But not really one I’m gonna go back to for more than just background music.

Para muchos críticos y aficionados al jazz la aparición de Duke Ellington y su orquesta en Newport en 1956 es una de las mejores interpretaciones de la historia y supuso el regreso de Ellington a la cima de la fama. Destacó sobre manera el solo de tenor al saxofón de Paul Gonsalves en "Diminuendo in Blue". No obstante, la grabación que nos ha llegado no es la grabación en directo sino una mezcla en la que se incluyen fragmentos de la reconstrucción en estudio que realizó la banda al día siguiente. El famoso "Diminuendo" se había grabado en un micrófono equivocado y la única forma de arreglar aquel desaguisado era reinterpretando toda la "Suite del Festival", introduciendo falsos aplausos, introducciones y ruidos del público. Aún así, sigue siendo una grabación extraordinaria.

Pretty decent jazz, with some fun announcing and crowd-noise bits. Love hearing a jazz festival riot, just sounds so silly to me. 6/10

I wouldn’t consider myself a jazz fanatic, and this album didn't seem too different from any of the other stuff i'd heard before. At first I thought "okay just your regular jazz-elevator music"- but by track five "tea for two" I was starting to get the hype. An album to make anything you do feel aesthetic- in my case lying in bed at 3pm on a wednesday- but I felt like I was transported into a scene of Pink Panther or Tom and Jerry. Personally, I will never opt for a live version over a studio recording but in this case, the atmosphere of the audience made the experience all the more electric- I really envied the audience. Overall, despite its length I really enjoyed this piece, although I think more intended to be listened to while doing something other than fantasising about being in whiplash- which I defs did NOT do. favourites: "Tea for Two", Jeeps Blues" skips: The introductions and announcements

This is some good big band jazz. There are some particularly strong tunes on here, including Festival Junction and Jeep's Blues. I would have preferred to listen to the original release's track list, as the version I am listening to seems to be an expanded version so it's a bit long for me at over 2 hours and includes some repeats, but I can't hold that against the original album. This is a solid listen, but maybe not one that I would come back to very often.

Duke Ellington beat Apoleon at the Attle of Aterloo.

squee! squeeze! I SAID SQUEEEE

An Amazing Jazz album in the Big Band era , personally I prefer Quartet jazz musicians, hard bop and modal jazz...

I enjoyed this album. I am a fan of jazz so probably ginna be a bit biased in my review. Tbh there were only a few moments that really caught my attention. This was probably very imaginative for it's time. I'll probably have to listen again to get an actual opinion on it.

A 2 hour live album??? Come on guys we're all busy people

Pretty good live.

Sounds great live and some really good players in the band. I listened to the complete version so it did run a bit long and started to blend together. The announcements were a bit obnoxious too (3.5/5)

This is a very long album . The musicians are extremely skilled and I can appreciate this but how much jazz can one person take ? And is that a kazoo?

Been wanting to listen to this one. Good old school jazz.

I've been putting off listening to this because it's so long. I had to come back to it a few times but it is impressive, just not for me.

Pass, will listen on CD at some point

Great jazz band, no lyrics & easy listening

classic jazz orchestra big band

Not bad, enjoyed more than i thought i would

Good to go somewhere different

There's some really enjoyable songs in here, but it's a lot of Jazz in one go and I found myself drifting in and out of it. "Blues to be there" I really liked.

Cool jazz album. Didn’t move me but enjoyed listening to it.

Appreciate the skill and musicianship, but doesn't move me much.

Live jazz album dans un festival en 1956. C'est vraiment loin d'être mauvais, mais je suis aussi vraiment loin de connaître assez ma musique pour savoir que c'est le meilleur album jazz de tous les temps. S'écoute super bien quand même, mais dur d'avoir des chansons prefs quand tu dois choisir sur 38 pistes de 2heures de long.

I’m not a fan of live albums, but this one was good until the last song. Drum solos are better in person.

Enjoyable once I started skipping thru the intros.

Disco de jazz gravado ao vivo

Decent, just super long

Even though I’m not that into jazz, I know enough to know Duke Ellington is a, if not the, premier name in the genre. This was a relaxing listen for a Friday work afternoon, I committed to the full 2 hour experience. I could picture cool cats like Cab Calloway wearing black suits and dark shades just jamming away. I can tell this is a selection of top notch players, and the pace is very measured and the set is arranged well. I like the commentary, adding context for the listener that may not be as familiar with the genre. 3.5/5 rounded down

I love what Sir Duke represents in music but I don't think this is what we here are calling an album.

Its tough for me to rate a jazz album as I don't listen to a lot of it. This was enjoyable, but not to the point where I felt it was vastly different from other albums I've listened to.

Just a solid big band jazz set. I’ve got no complaints, but I wasn’t wowed either.

Classic big band music. The intro voice introduction was a nice touch to bring the listener into a mindset of a live performance.

I listened to the original, not the remake that's quadruple the length. It's talent and big band.

Over 2 hours? Really? Could have cut half of this including the pointless tracks introducing the songs and telling the crowd that a white Ford Transit van is blocking the exit.

Enjoyable but I feel like the crowd interactions could've been cut and I just don't have this much love for jazz in me.

So far live albums have been a major source of disappointment for me on this list. This is better - jazz gets a lot more from a live performance than rock imo. Still my favourite track here is probably Take the A Train - always a bop. Fave Tracks: Take the A Train 3.2/5

Much babbity. Not my favourite jazz at all but 2 seems a bit harsh

Wel Chill, die hele hoge trompet geen fan

Wel nice, beetje piep jan knor jazz dus je mot er wel zin in hebben

It's good that they switched up the upbeat tracks with the slower ones. I really enjoyed the upbeat ones.

talented for sure but i don't think i need a 2 hour long listen

Enjoyed. The live element was interesting but made for bad distracting focus music

It's fine. It's not really my thing. The recording is good. Washes over me a bit.

Great jazz album good energy

Good easy listening album, wish it did not have all the speaking sections. I do like live performances though. Perfect for a small bar and enjoying a cocktail. Favorite track is Jeep's Blues.

Meh. Its the Duke but still meh.

Good jazz album, some yapping

I don’t listen to much jazz, and I found this to be pretty good. Still not my favorite genre but it definitely has its place.

It isn't my taste in music. This doesn't mean it's bad.

Tolle Musiker, nicht meins.

Ellington's revival at Newport launched his career forward. His performance, particularly on "Diminuendo in Blue", excited the crowd to stand up and dance as Paul Gonsalves kept going forever on his sax, followed by a crazy improvisational piano solo by Ellington. It's the highlight of this album, and showcases the impact jazz can have on audiences. Much of the album is filler. There are plenty of showcases of the orchestra's capabilities and improvisations, which makes it better than most live jazz albums, especially for its time. There is a sense of liveliness and space, and various members get their time to shine. But I wasn't able to find a track that blew me away as much as "Diminuendo in Blue". It was a mix of "pretty great" and "forgettable". And I'm not even including the outtakes after the closer "Mood Indigo."

I rather enjoyed this as a historical document. However, no particular tracks stood out, though I did appreciate the arrangements and musicianship. Perhaps not my favourite jazz form, predating the 'Kind of Blue' era, but still an interesting listen which reminded me of my late grandfather's record collection.

It’s a long way to the top if you wanna…play jazz. But this album is a great example of what many artists can’t do: perform live! The commentary in between was interesting and made you feel like you were there. And the players were top notch. Like cool, daddio!

This album has two things working against it that would typically doom it for me: 1) Jazz 2) Live recording But to my surprise, the live aspect really elevated the album. Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue Is a perfect example where the band is feeding off the audience and the audience is loving it. Doesn’t take it to 4* category, but ended up enjoying more than I expected. 3.25/5

As a person who has never listened or been exposed to any jazz, this was a pleasant surprise for me. Although not the most entertaining album to listen to, it is incredible in terms of musicality, with countless impressive solos and strange synchronization with the instruments to keep you on your toes. it was fun to admire the skill of these musicians, and I now have a newfound appreciation for jazz.

Too Big Band for me.

Totally fine. I'm not a live album person and the recording sounded awful, which really hurts my experience, maybe unfairly.

Mastery on display. These are top notch musicians doing a live show for a very lucky audience. The quality of the recordings aren’t the best, but in this case it creates more of a longing; not a longing to better recordings, but a longing to be in the same exact setting as the band goes through these numbers. I almost enjoyed listening to how hype the crowd was getting as the show went on as much I enjoyed the masterclass of musicians just enjoying the crap out of some jazz. I am not sure I would listen to this album a lot though, as it is one of those experiences that are great the first time, but maybe not as much with consecutive listens. 3/5

Big-variety jazz. Super long album, didn't have time to finish it

Probably the hardest album to get through so far. I enjoy jazz live but struggle listening to it at home. Impressive horns, though not super pleasant to listen to at the points of showing off breath work. Parts I liked, and otherwise my attention span was put to the test. Important to listen music like this though, especially since I'm not a musician

Quite a pleasant listen actually, preferred it to the John Coltrane. Simpsons reference: Yes

I liked it more than I thought I would to be fair. Not usually a fan of big band but most of this worked. Really enjoyed the opening piece, the rest interested me less.

Good tunes, but live recording in 1956 was kinda distant.

I just don't really like this kind of jazz.

A very pleasant listen although I'm not sure it stands up to active listening

Very cool, easy background listening. Great musicians, not sure the live element adds that much.

Whilst it's enjoyable jazz, I wasn't particularly grief at any point. Deserves its pace on this list, though.

Spotify had the remastered album, running at about 2 hours. Far too long! I opted to pick out the 5 tracks from the original 1956 LP (accordingly to Wikipedia). Much better.

biiiig album, but has some cool music

2.7 per track. Ignored the talking tracks. This is fine, perfect for background music but I don’t think I’d be listening with intent.

Dope work vibes.

Well this was perfectly pleasant. Nice to have a live album for this kind of music. As far as jazz goes I thought this was easy going and not aggravating...

Some good tunes, and great musicians playing them. But Jazz just isn’t my bag.

Good listen. Jazz really isn’t my favorite, but this was an enjoyable listen. 3 stars for me, but probably a 4-5 for a jazz album.

Love albums always feel like sneaky best of albums.

I didn't hear as much of this style of music on my childhood as I did of Stan Getz and that style, but this is the music my mom grew up listening to so I have heard it before and a lot of other big band music. Mom's favorite tho was Sinatra. Anyway, this album is historic and foundational, so I approve!

du jazz qui s'écoute super bien. je ne saurais juger la qualité des musiciens, mais c'était très sharp pour une prestation live 7/10

Jazz. Trompetita.Orquestita.

Hard to listen to, partially down to the recording equipment available at the time and partly because it's Jazz. Sounds like it was recorded with a potato.

It was nice. Sounds good nothing I recognized

1/11/24

Jazz. Trompetita.Orquestita.

A very good jazz ensemble album by duke ellington. This is classic jazz that has a little bit of everything and is very easy to listen to. Back when jazz was one of the top genres and the most talented artists performed it. Now put that energy into a live album and you get this solid piece of work. 6.7/10

Dinner music.

Quite a good jazz album. Listened to the original version because I don’t really feel like listening to the complete 2+ hour version. Haven’t finished the last track as of writing this, but it’s good so far. 7/10 Top 3: 1. Jeep’s Blues 2. Festival Junction 3. Newport Up

Ok double album - didn’t resonate with me like other jazz albums.

uh its jazz

Have to be in the jazz mood

liked but not sure i would listen a lot

Jazz. Trompetita.Orquestita.

I'm usually a fan of the genre, and it's nice to listen to something other than bad rock music, but sadly this just didn't do it for me. The version I listened to had way too many interruptions and while the volume of tracks was impressive, I would have liked a pared-down album with just the jazziest jazz. As far as Dukes go, this is more like Marmaduke, you listen to it because it exists, and not because you really, really want to. I was hoping more for the 1992 Duke Men's Basketball team, really good but also exciting and has you on the edge of your seat not knowing when the music will finally stop.

Would be something to see live for sure!

Too long

Not a huge big band fan, but Ellington makes it a great listen.

Good fun!

Had higher hopes than this - I’ve definitely heard some Ellington which I enjoyed a lot more than this

Boring, not my thing.

Old School Cool.... Jazz origins

I like jazz. Jazz is cool. It's great background music for reading, working, anything really. Today, it was good background for falling asleep. So. It was nice, but I only half heard it.

Festival Junction- 3.7/5 Blues to Be There- 3.4/5 Newport Up- 3.8/5 Jeep's Blues- 4/5 Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue- 3.9/5 Total- 3.8/5

jazz je nekad teško rejtat, teško, ovo je predugo pa zato tri, ali moguće da bi bilo i četiri da mi se dalo sve to slušati

It was jazz

Making a mental note to relisten and compare this to the Count Basie album when it comes up so I can get a good sense of big band music. I thought I would have liked this style more but it was quite tedious (and felt a little disingenuous to know that so much of it had been “faked”). Definitely disappointed (by jazz standards) but not counting it out yet

Not a huge fan of the big band sound in jazz, at least not compared to what smaller acts do, but there are good moments here. That big sax solo (mostly) met the hype. Best song: Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue

Det var trots allt rätt behagligt. Inte kanon, inte kalkon. Men det funkar. Klart positivt överraskad.

Another day, another live jazz album, Ellington at Newport is my first album from the 50s in a while, but unlike that last album where it is difficult to tell that it is live sometimes, with this album, you can easily tell that it's a live recording mostly due to the rough camera sound. I don't think that is a bad thing though, the album was still pretty good and had it's moments. This album is worth a listen. Best Song: Festival Junction Worst Song: Blues To Be There

ITS JAZZ!!!

Weirdly some of the "songs" in the album playlist are just the spoken introductions to the song. Nice to listen to some jazz while working.

Tuo korkeaääninen saksofoni on hiukkasen rasittavan kuuloinen ajoittain. Ei ehkä ihan mun lempi jazzia. Vähän ehkä hitaampi temposempaa. Mielenkiintoista, että yleisö alkoi mellakoimaan kun bändi yritti lopettaa keikkaa.

Not a bad jazz/blues album. Fun to listen to, but extremely long to listen to all the way through, especially with the commentary intermissions. Favorite songs - Tea for Two, Take the A Train, Diminuendo in Blue, Tulip or Turnip

He is very talented but today it just felt too noisy. My little head could not enjoy it. 3 of 5

good

Kick ass duke!

Big band jazz, it's fine just not my thing

"Ellington at Newport" is a prime example of old-fashioned big-band jazz. The album features fantastic musicianship and has that big-band sonic feel. For some, this style of jazz might seem boring and outdated. If that's what you're thinking, try this: close your eyes, tune out the digital world, let your guard down and your mind wander, and give it a listen.

Lovely music. Mostly laid back, but really finishes with a flurry. I am starting to listen to more jazz and in some moments it just doesn't work for me, but this was great. 3.5/5 Will likely listen again

Artiest: gekend van Bigmouth Album: nieuw

It's alright, even approaching really good. Tends to be musical w/o too much showmanship. Def. a 3, maybe a 4.

I had to remember these songs for a class in college and that left a bad taste in my mouth. But hey he was in Big Mouth

Very long album

Good background music. Too much talking on the recording but it was nice enough.

too much talking in between songs

Not typically a fan of Jazz music, but this was great as background music while I worked today.

Great for jazz!

Alright, no words so good for work but just alright.

1. ztar zpangled banner - 0 2. father norman - 0 3. black tan and fantazy - 1 4. tea for tuuo - 1.5 5. take a train - 1.5 6. feztival junction - 2 7. bluez to be there - 1.5 8. neuuport up - 2 9. zophizticated lady - 1.5 10. day in day out - 0 11. dimiuendo in blue - 2.5 12. i got it bad - 2 13. jeepz bluez - 1.5 14. tulip or turnip - 1 15. zkin deep - 1.5 16. ztudio concert - 1

The music is good but a 2-1/2 hour album doesn’t feel like it fits the nature of this project.

This isn't really the type of jazz i enjoy most, it's big band swing type stuff and i prefer the smaller groups with more solos, bebop and all that. But it's hard to deny the ability on display here. They really shred through some of these songs and they all have some catchy licks all over them. Don't regret having to listen to it at all.

Altijd goed om op te zetten als andere mensen het kunnen horen. "Amaai zeg, luistert dienen daar naar? Ferm. Da's toch ne mens van de wereld he" Als ik alleen ben? Wel eens tof, maar iets teveel voor een heel album.

Niet helemaal naar kunnen luisteren, maar deze muziek is wel 'up my alley' natuurlijk. Wel niet zo'n fan van die live-opname, met die introducties tussen. Plus de kwaliteit is ook niet zo geweldig. Ze hadden precies wel een beter album kunnen kiezen. Favoriete nummer: 'take the a-train'.

I have to figure out why some arrangements like this make me anxious. This sounds like something from the 40s, not 56.

Reminds me of those 1950s Hollywood movies, where people glammed up to the nines slide into shiny white booths in a club late at night. This is the soundtrack to those conversations of intrigue and romance. To those ends, this music is mildly tolerable. But way too long! Or maybe it just felt like it.

I like the music. I don’t like the talking between songs. The album was very long.

I enjoyed this while working on a project and having Duke fill my kitchen with sounds. But nothing of note stayed with me.

I just don't enjoy listening to live albums. Music was good though.

Hard to know what I'm supposed to be rating. I can't find the original album only remastered versions from 1999 and 2006. Both of these albums are linger than the original I went for the shorter of the two. It's OK as it goes though I struggle with the top screechy notes of some of the trumpet solos.

This is a classic performance by a jazz giant. But Robert, please answer this: where are Mingus' *Mingus Ah Um*, Miles Davis' *Milestones*, Art Blakey's *Moaning*, Horace Silver's *Song For My Father*, Nina Simone's *Little Girl Blue* and John Coltrane's *Blue Train*, *Giant Steps*, *My Favorite Things* or *Africa Brass*??? Where are they, Robert? Don't you ever think the *1001 Albums You Must Listen To Before You Die* book has the final word about jazz. Ever. 3/5 for the purposes of this list, translating to a 8/10 grade for more general purposes (5+3). Number of albums left to review: 427 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 264 Albums from the list might* include in mine later on: 140 (including this one, at least if I manage to include all the records I've quoted up there in my own list). Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 174

There's just so much of this that it's difficult to get into a consistent vibe with it - too much talking and so on. The music is fine but it never really rocks my boat like some of the other jazzy stuff on here does.

Supper or reading music. Something you’d hear at a nice restaurant

Very ✨jazzy✨. Do feel like I’m in the movie Swing Kids. I’ve been wanting to find instrumental jazz similar to the sound of the 40s. Like that it’s live and you can hear the talking as well, very atmospheric.

smoo

I’m a big jazz fan but for some reason big band swing rarely does it for me. This is great and one of the best examples of the subgenre but just doesn’t really hit with me

38 tracks over 2 hours is a big listen, but it's nice to hear old style jazz.

A lot of talking at the start and the American national anthem. I get it that it’s a live album but the amount of talking annoys me, the music is great though.

The music parts are pretty good. Like so many live albums, it has way too many extended bits of talking and crowd noise which makes it hard to listen too much

Jazz. Trompetita.Orquestita.

Very pleasant. The original is very accessible but the >2hr extended version is a bit much.

I enjoyed listening to that. Nice change of pace

Good Jazz album, but not for me. It’s a bit too slow and less structured for my taste. Some people might say that’s just what Jazz is but whatever.

Jazz is infinitely better when it's not an inaccessible, esoteric mess. Ellington at Newport is a nice showcase of the brass section, and a good starting point for people (like myself) who do not like jazz.

Some pretty good Muzak. Great background sound to ignore during a long hot bath or on an elevator.

Sophisticated jazz chords. Great musicians ... smooth but with some punch. With jazz, I never know where its going. I'm sure there's a structure...but I don't know what it is! Like a soundtrack to 60's films

Good, but a little long.

Despite a lot of time wasted on introductions and audience cheering, You just know that this was a rockin' good concert. Swing and Big Band Jazz isn't my bag, I much prefer Be-bop and Hard-bop that came later, but this certainly laid the foundations for more modern jazz. Some of the solos are astonishing, eg Gonzalves on sax in Diminuendo in Blue and Sam Woodyard on drums in Skin Deep. Overall, the band is tight and in peak form so this is seminal Swing/Big Band recording.

Great jazz and instrument playing! 3/5

The live discussion actually makes it feel very real and raw- it's nice to get insight into the artists, and feel the camaraderie and pride between the musicians and the emcee Authentic 50s jazz: noir feel Jazz seems to suit the live setting more, as much as it feels more involved and immersive with the emcee sections, it makes me wish I was in the room with the performance- the lack of vocals means it's more difficult to discern emotion and that could be felt more if watching a performance

Put your dukes up, we're about to have a right tear up. Fuck my life, I'm spitting blood all over my kid's new trainers. She's not going to be happy with me.

Loooooong. And half the tracks weren’t even songs, just him introducing his band. The actual music itself was definitely quality jazz, but I’m still not a huge fan of the genre.

Live album. Appears to be a recording of a Jazz showcase which is ok but has no real flow to it.

Holy Jesus that was 2 hours of jazz. This album was surprisingly playful with the introductions of songs and performers - the live version made the songs much more enjoyable than it otherwise would have been. Overall, a good selection of jazz by some of the greats, but nothing that wowed enough to share with others.

Just listen to the original 1956 LP if you're on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0FTvPX7D3ogej9MVJQqqdv?si=aamNrTJaR2muafMlxGG4sA The end of "Festival Junction" is so over the top, it made me laugh in disbelief. Definitely preferred the more down tempo numbers like "Blues To Be There."

Soothing jazz music from a legend.

Decent and enjoyable early jazz

Nice big band jazz music, no denying that. Can't say it gripped me tightly, though.

Environment: on the deck with friends, sunny afternoon Attitude: 1 cigar, 2 coronas Review: Lots of talking, squealing, pleasant jazz for the situation

Is was a good listen.

Хорошо поспала в дороге...

Smooooooooth. This album really captures a point in time while the music itself feels timeless. Fave track Blues to Be There.

слишком много всего, мало запоминается

Music is very nice, but I don't like the talking in between. I think you must have been there

I like it but it's a bit on the long side for me

I do like jazz but always find it hard to get into some of the classics. The songs on this all feel so similar and find the sound of the trumpet to be too screeching.

I find this type of jazz highly preferable to the "it's the notes they *don't* play" sort of jazz. I like structure and melody. This isn't my favorite Ellington stuff—I'm not going to go out of my way to listen to this album again—but I'm perfectly happy to have it playing in the background. I prefer more bite-sized junks like "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)," "Prelude to a Kiss," and my all-time favorite, "Caravan." (Seriously, give this a listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n28qRrRGJ1M. The audio quality isn't great, but the song itself is fantastic.)

I quite enjoyed the lively sections of this - classic big band vibes. As ever with jazz I can’t reaaaally tell one virtuoso performance from the next so I have to look at the context a bit... Ok, so while it we’re quite late in Duke’s career by this point, it seems the Newport concert was so rapturously received that it regained him a record contract, and resurgent popularity for the rest of his life. What a nice story! It’s well worth 3 nice stars.

Easy listening

I enjoyed it more than I expected. Won't listen to it again.

Buff. Dos horas de un directo que empieza con el himno americano no es lo que me esperaba. No está mal, suena bastante bien y es entretenido pero no creo que sea algo imprescindible.

A whole lot of Duke Ellington live. You need to be in the mood for this, I think, rather than just having it served to you one morning. If you've never heard it before, it can be hard to listen to all the introductions and asides while waiting to decide if something is going to be worth the 2 hours, 7 minute investment. Jump right into Black and Tan Fantasy to get a sense and maybe even to help you get into the requisite mental space. An album best served with a drink late at night, I suppose.

ok, 2 hours of big band jazz is too much. But, while this isn't really my favorite, it wasn't a bad listen.

Un album qui m'a rappelé mon passé de connard écoutant Jeep's Blues de notre ami Duke après l'avoir entendu en boucle dans le film American Hustle. De l'eau a coulé sous les ponts depuis.

drags on but it’s live so i forgive it - i think i just don’t like big band as much as most jazz

Lots of paaaah papapapapaaaah paaaah!

Too patriotic

old school cool

While the musicianship is great, I’ve always found this era of big band/swing to be very boring. Overrated in my opinion.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Newport Up (13) 2 - Diminuendo In Blue (19) 3 - Festival Junction (31)

dudes were as cool as cool as cool

Way too long

grooved to this

It is a jazz album. It was alright but I don't think I would seek this album out again.

Big band not really my thing, but there were some nice jazzier numbers. Quite the crowd, one of the tracks is Riot Prevention and I get the sense it literally was. Must have been a scene.

Classic great jazz. But to be honest there were some challenging gnawing points that I had trouble with. As much as I think I like jazz, my palette is a bit unrefined.

Cool Jazz

Solid live jazz album. The artistry and interstitials were notable here, just a lot of music to take in all at once and fully appreciate at once

Jazz hands!! Ba ba ba BAAAA!

Another good jazz album but I still don't 'get' jazz. This is much more trad- it's all standards and very well played and pleasant.

Pretty inoffensive band jazz. Representative of what it is and evocative of the times. Not sure about the shrill trumpet/cornet? Maybe Glen Miller is more my thing.

Nice live set. Another album I'd never have listened to if it weren't for the 1001 journey.

Nice, smooth and soulful jazz album

Live recording of Duke Ellington & His Orchestra. Swings nicely in places, but goes on for too long in others. Take the "A" Train is a Duke Ellington classic of course.

Very energetic, must have been fantastic to hear this live. On record I'm not so convinced.

Good humored, cheeky sounding jazz tunes.

Vauh on energiaa yleisössä ja biisit napsuu napsuu Newport purjeduskaupunki ei petä, lautaset ja lasit kilisee ja kolisee ja jokaiselle jazz likille HUUDETAAN yleisöstä.. Huhhuh..

⚠️ WARNING! If you search for this album on Spotify, the first thing that comes up is the 2 hour version. You don't have to listen to all that jazz (ha), because the original 1956 LP was only 40 minutes long. Look for the playlist by the user "josesanzgc" instead. TL;DR: If the version you're listening to starts with the Star Spangled Banner, that's the wrong version. Man, I kinda hate the fact that this album is actually pretty good, because now I can't make my review: "Duke Ellington? More like Duke Smellington".

It was a good jazz album, but it also could have been a very good aid to put me to sleep.

not my kind of jazz but good still

Not bad. I liked the jazzier jazz.

So long. 3.5

It's not really a bad album, it's just way too long. Honestly though Eben if it were leaner in run time this gets fixed under "stuff that's fine to hear, but I would never choose on my own"

Two 2-hour live albums in a row? Not sure what I did to deserve THAT but whatever, maybe this will be really good? Looks like old timey jazz by the cover. They didn't have much imagination in the 50s. Starting with the star spangled banner and a spoken word introduction: spare me, cut this shit out. Not off to a good start for a 2 hour album. After that it just jazzes on for a long time. Not bad, but again: 2 fuckin' hours. Every second song gets an introduction, lots of jazz things going on. 3/5 because the music was actually pretty enjoyable, but fuck the length was pushing it.

Very old, a genre I still don't quite understand, a slightly messy live recording, much too long (at least the linked Spotify version), but still pretty magical at points.

I like jazz but don’t know much about it, so it’s hard for me to tell what’s “good”. I liked listening to this but could’ve done without the extended introduction.

I'm not a huge Jazz person, but I do like Big Band music. In this case, the focus on brass instrumentation is pretty cool.

DU bon jazz qui fait très big band et qui n'est pas lassant du tout, c'est comme être sur une station de jazz qui fait juste jouer des bons hits. J'aurais enlevé tous les interludes parlés par contre. 7/10

Best Song: Skin Deep. Who doesn't like a drum solo? Worst Song: Pt.1 - Festival Junction. That solo at the end is just needlessly shrill. Overall: This really feels like a time capsule that's difficult to appreciate in the modern era. The jazz is nice, but the crowd seems to be losing their goddamn minds over it. Had they just never experienced anything remotely progressive/transgressive before? It gave the strange sense that I was missing something when I heard how extreme of a reaction the crowd had to the music.

Jazz you know: I like it but don't think I exactly understand it, above a superficial level. I liked this fine, the version I was listening to was not great fidelity-wise. I can't say it stood out for me.

not my kinda thing, like i cannot listen to this easily

2 hours of big band jazz just isn’t really my idea of a good time. I recognize the talent and there was some stuff I liked here, but the whole listening experience was a slog.

2. Jazzen var bra, men mixen var inte alls bra, och att det var två min av prat mellan varje spår blev ganska drygt

Chugged through the whole two hours over the course of two days. It's kind of nice to have in the background. 5/10.

Just a bit too long and a bit too much introducing the band on multiple tracks. I think I counted them saying goodbye goodnight twice and neither time was at the end of the album. I was hoping it was but at over 2 hours no it kept going on, I would like to give it more but...

Makes me feel like a spy didnt add any but not hate

Don't think I finished it bc it was long and I had a busy day, but interesting! I don't think I was the biggest fan of this

Just not my thing. Pretty good for old jazz I guess. I prefer it with some hip-hop

Fine for what it is, but nothing that rustles my jimmies.

Day Four - Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington. ⭐️⭐️ I respect jazz a lot, and the musicianship here is insanely good. But I have to rate it two stars because this is not music I want to listen to on a daily basis. I feel horrible doing that! But I've decided my ratings here will be based on what I want to listen to. I didn't add any of these songs to my library.

Outdated in 2026, lacks body

His was perfectly fine live jazz. Just not my thing. 2.5

Jazz aus den 50ern. Ist ganz interessant, das Album mal zu hören. Dann ist aber auch gut. 2/5

I'm listening to the OG recording as I'm struggling to find the 1990 version on YouTube music (and I'm a free user of Spotify so listening is difficult to an album unless I'm on the web player at my pc.) I'm listening to this on a sunny summer's day riding home in the car from a family holiday. [Skin Deep] is a drumming masterclass. Textured, varied and expressive - the drummer has super chops. The rest? Kinda faded to the background. I think the issue with me and jazz is - I don't feel it. I don't know good or bad jazz, I don't know what I like or don't like. I don't have the experience or the context. Or maybe I never will? I know however that black metal started off like this for me - and is now my favourite genre - so maybe there's hope? I do know for sure - I dislike live albums and this record made me feel irritated and frustrated. Maybe in 1000 albums time I'd change my tune, but for now, this isn't for me.

I am sure this is great musicianship, just not my scene...

Errr. I'm sure this is amazing but I don't really like live albums or instrumentals and I especially don't like talky bits as whole tracks.

I find this a little dull, but not annoying

This is the bluest of blusey! Talented and not my thing.

😐

I hope this Quincy guy will have a carreer

Jazz just isn’t really my thing.

Skills and respect but rarely my interest

Jazzy! Almost crashed my car.

3/10

Don’t like jazz

This album almost certainly didn't work for me because it was two jazz albums in a row, which is more than I listen to in an average year. I also personally cannot handle squeaky wind instruments.

The set list of this dual-disc album is quite unique... Though it is not the best live jazz album I've listened to, it's a good one.

jazz is gr8, im js rly not in the mood rn.

OK

And this is the kind of jazz I don’t like.

I really wanted to like this, but I didn't. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ most Revisit ❌️ ★★☆☆☆ (4/10) Total reviewed : 333 Already owned : 76 Purchased : 16 To buy : 3 Nope : 238

Looked night and day for the shorter version. Unfortunately stuck with the one that lasts forever. This is never ever gonna be something j enjoy. It has none of the things I like about music. Performed well, skillful etc. But to my brain, and my less educated pallete, its uninteresting TWO HOURS AND SEVEN MINUTES

I have to be really honest — Being a live album is what kills it for me. Half the album is people talking, the instruments don't sound that great because it's a live album, and it feels kind of a shame. As for the music, I enjoyed it quite a bit, but the sound quality takes away points from it for me. Also TOO DAMN LONG.

Crowd went fucking mad for it didn’t they

Pretty wild to discover that duke Ellington is in fact not just a horrible caricature from that awful Big Mouth show But at the end of the day this is still jazz, and I’m still not loving it 2

Pretty long to listen at..

Nope. Not for me.

Primer musiquita en franchute

Tungt og ikke mig

Tissemandsjazz Tænker, at der er en grund til, at jazz er blevet spillet på barer, hvor der også er blevet serveret champagne i spandevis og så mange baner, som din næsevæg kan klare. Det føles prætentiøst og noget, der kræver, at du er bedøvet for at kunne holde det ud eller i hvert fald at nyde det. 1.8

Dårligt mixet live-optagelser gør simpelthen ikke noget godt for mig. Når man så smider en stressinducerende trompet oveni, så er den altså svært at komme igennem.

I first tried listening to this on a train where I felt profoundly travel sick, so that wasn't the best start. I can't really get into the big bombastic tunes here but the slower, quieter ones are definitely interesting. 2.5, wouldn't listen again

2/5 more jazz just not vibe im looking for

Blues

El jazz no es lo mío

It’s jazz

Not my kind of music

Jazz is not really my thing

Not for me.

good enough jazz

jazz no ta bueno 2/5