Newport Suite Explained

Newport Suite
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Maynard Ferguson
Cover:	Newport Suite.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	March 15, 16 & 22, 1960 Capitol Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:49
Label:	Roulette R 52047
Producer:	Teddy Reig
Chronology:	Maynard Ferguson
Prev Title:	Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Let's Face the Music and Dance
Next Year:	1960

Newport Suite is an album recorded by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Roulette label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Allmusic reviewer Ken Dryden described it as "one of the trumpeter's very best LPs" and states "Maynard Ferguson's bands of the early '60s produced many memorable albums, including this studio effort".

Track listing

1. "Jazz Bary" (Willie Maiden) - 4:25
2. "Foxy" (Slide Hampton) - 5:10
3. "Newport" (Hampton) - 9:32
4. "Got the Spirit" (Hampton) - 3:50
5. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 2:54
6. "Ol' Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:58
7. "Three More Foxes" (Maiden) - 8:00

Personnel

• Maynard Ferguson - trumpet, valve trombone, baritone horn
• Don Ellis, Augustino 'Chet' Ferretti, Rick Kiefer - trumpet
• Charles Greenlee, Mike Zagatini - trombone
• Jimmy Ford - alto saxophone
• Joe Farrell, Willie Maiden - tenor saxophone
• Frank Hittner - baritone saxophone
  • • Jaki Byard - piano Aubrey Tosin - bass Stu Martin - drums
• Slide Hampton, Willie Maiden - arranger

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed October 30, 2015
2. Minn, M. [michaelminn.net/discographies/maynard/?releases#Roulette-52047 Maynard Ferguson discography], accessed October 30, 2015