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Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 07., Urban-Loritz-Pl. 2a	Standorte: CD.10 Elli / College 5a - Szene	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

Duke Ellington's appearance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival has long been famous, and justifiably so. Paul Gonsalves' 27-chorus tenor solo on "Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue" practically started a riot at Newport and made headlines around the world. The momentum generated by this concert led to Ellington's comeback and never let up during his 18 remaining years. A double CD put out in 1999 presents the entire concert performance, previously unheard material, and a few revelations. After a brief truncated set that was cut short because four of Ellington's musicians could not be found, the Ellington Orchestra returned to the stage three hours later. They played "Take the 'A' Train," "Newport Jazz Festival Suite," a showcase for Harry Carney on "Sophisticated Lady," and a so-so Jimmy Grissom vocal outing on "Day In, Day Out." Then came "Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue." The saxophone interlude caused crazed dancing, and soon the crowd was as loud as the band. When the crowd would not quiet down, Ellington saved the day by closing with a long version of "Skin Deep." But unknown to most people is that on July 9, the orchestra went to the studios to reproduce the program. The earlier version of the "Newport Jazz Festival Suite" had been a bit sloppy and Gonsalves' famous tenor solo on "Diminuendo" had actually been played into the wrong microphone. Ellington's band therefore performed the entire "Newport Jazz Festival Suite" again and it was issued (with phony applause, introductions, and crowd noises) on the original LP.Wer "Ellington At Newport 1956 (Complete)" hört, wird Zeuge eines der grandiosesten Comebacks der Jazz-Geschichte: Ellingtons (dank Rückkehr des Saxofisten Johnny Hodges revitalisierte) Big Band bringt nach anfänglichen Schwächen ein Publikum zum Toben, das offensichtlich 15 Jahre nach Ellingtons Sound gehungert hat. Ellington, der schon immer seine Stücke seinen Musikern auf den Leib schrieb, feuert seine Jungs regelrecht an: Höhepunkt ist mit Sicherheit das knapp 30 Blues-Schemen lange Sax-Solo von Johnny Hodges in Ellingtons Hit "Diminuendo In Blue and Crescendo In Blue". Das Publikum ist in Ekstase und will mehr. Als der besorgte Veranstalter zwei Songs später ans Mikro kommt und mit "That's it!" den Gig beenden möchte, droht die Situation erst recht zu eskalieren, so dass der vom eigenen Erfolg überraschte Ellington zwei weitere Zugaben gibt.20-bit digitally remastered