At Newport '63 (Joe Williams album) explained

At Newport '63
Type:	live
Artist:	Joe Williams
Cover:	Joe Newport 63.jpeg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	July 5–17, 1963, Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island
Genre:	Vocal Jazz
Length:	52:17
Label:	RCA Victor LPM 2762
Producer:	George Avakian
Prev Title:	Jump for Joy
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	Me and the Blues
Next Year:	1963

At Newport '63 is a 1963 live album by jazz singer Joe Williams, recorded at the 1963 Newport Jazz Festival.^[1]

Reception

Billboard reviewed At Newport '63 upon its release in their 16 November 1963 issue. Billboard commented that "The performances are excitingly fresh with everyone improvising for the live audience. Joe should do a lot of business with this one".^[2]

John Bush, writing on Allmusic.com said of the album that "Williams displays all of his talents—a subtle blend of blues singer, band singer, and rhythm singer—and proves himself quite the triple threat in the process." Joel Roberts writing for All About Jazz said of the album that "Few jazz singers can handle the down-and-dirty blues as well as Williams, and with this stellar cast behind him, the results are predictably explosive".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Without a Song" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 1:35
2. Spoken Word Introduction by Joe Williams – 1:14
3. "Gravy Waltz" (Steve Allen, Ray Brown) – 2:20
4. "She's Warm, She's Willing, She's Wonderful" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) – 2:33
5. "Come Back Baby" (Ray Charles, Lowell Fulson) – 4:42
6. Medley: "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm"/"Do You Wanna Jump, Children?" (Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn, Bronisław Kaper)/(Jimmy Van Heusen, Willie Bryant, Victor Selsman) – 2:45
7. "Wayfaring Stranger" (traditional) – 13:32
8. "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Pinetop Sparks) – 3:39
9. "Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere" (Ned Washington, Lee Wiley, Victor Young) – 2:07
10. "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 5:12
11. "In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)" (Big Bill Broonzy, Leroy Carr, Don Raye) – 4:56
12. "Some of This 'N' Some of That" (Mack David, Joe Williams, Sidney Wyche) – 3:50
13. "Roll 'Em Pete" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 5:45

Personnel

Performance

• Joe Williams – vocals, arranger
• Marl Young – arranger
• Bob Cranshaw – bass
• Mickey Roker – drums
• Clark Terry – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Junior Mance – piano
• Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
• Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
• Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
• Thad Jones – trumpet
• Howard McGhee – trumpet

Production

• George Avakian – liner notes, producer
• Mickey Crofford – engineer
• James Gavin – liner notes
• Charles Harbutt – mastering, mixing
• Ben Young – reissue producer
• Joshua Sherman – series producer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joe Williams – Joe Williams At Newport '63. Discogs.com. 19 December 2021.
2. Billboard . Album Reviews: Jazz Special Merit . 16 November 1963 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 31 . 0006-2510.
3. Web site: Joe Williams: At Newport '63/Jump for Joy. All About Jazz. April 25, 2015. May 1, 1998.