Newport '61 is a live album by Quincy Jones that was recorded on July 3, 1961, at the Newport Jazz Festival.[4]

Newport '61
Live album by
Released1961
RecordedJuly 3, 1961
GenreJazz
LabelMercury
ProducerQuincy Jones
Quincy Jones chronology
Around the World
(1961)
Newport '61
(1961)
The Great Wide World Of Quincy Jones: Live!
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DownBeat[1]
(Original Lp release)
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Track listing edit

  1. "Meet B.B." (Quincy Jones) – 3:58
  2. "Boy in the Tree" (Jones) – 5:01
  3. "Evening in Paris" (Jones) – 5:11
  4. "Air Mail Special" (Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) – 4:25
  5. "Lester Leaps In" (Lester Young) – 6:10
  6. "G'won Train" (Patricia Bown) – 6:02
  7. "Banja Luka" (Phil Woods) – 5:54
  8. "Ghana" (Ernie Wilkins) – 4:06

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ DownBeat: March 1, 1962 vol. 29, no. 5
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. ^ Newport '61 at AllMusic