| Description |
1 sound disc (approximately 58 min.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
005708 |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Program notes by Bill Simon and Phil Schaap in container. |
| Contents |
Introduction by John Hammond (4:52) -- Swingin' at Newport (8:29) -- Polka dots and moonbeams (3:20) -- Lester leaps in (2:46) -- Sent for you yesterday and here you come today (3:49) -- Boogie woogie I may be wrong (3:26) -- Evenin' (3:23) -- Blee blop blues (2:21) -- Alright, okay, you win (2:43) -- The comeback (4:07) -- Roll 'em Pete (2:33) -- Smack dab in the middle (3:11) -- One o'clock jump (9:11). |
| Performer |
Count Basie, piano and leader, with his band, and with Jimmy Rushing and Joe Williams, vocals ; Lester Young and Illinois Jacquet, saxophones ; Jo Jones, drums ; Roy Eldridge, trumpet. |
| Event |
Recorded July 7, 1957 at the Newport Jazz Festival. |
| Chronological Term |
1951 - 1960 |
| Subject |
Jazz -- 1951-1960.
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Jazz vocals.
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Big band music.
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Big band music. |
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Jazz. |
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Jazz vocals. |
| Genre |
Live sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Rushing, Jimmy.
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Jacquet, Illinois.
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Williams, Joe, 1918-1999.
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Young, Lester, 1909-1959.
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Eldridge, Roy, 1911-1989.
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Jones, Jo, 1911-1985.
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Verve Records.
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| Standard No. |
042283377622 |
| Music No. |
833 776-2 Verve |
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