Newport 1956 & 1958 Louis Armstrong & The All Stars SKU: MRLP3007 Barcode: MRLP3007 85.00 £85.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Mosaic Released Date: 28th July 2014 Buying Format: 4LP Box Set Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info For 60 years, every top name in jazz has seemingly made it up to Newport at least once, if not multiple times. Louis Armstrong was a fixture for many years and two of his complete sets, from the 1956 and 1958 festivals, are being released here in their entirety for the very first time. Impresario extraordinaire George Wein, the catalyst behind the NJF, was (and still is) the perfect matchmaker in deciding upon who would entertain in this glorious New England setting. He sought to present major jazz artists either with their own recognizable groups, bringing together a musical reunion or the pairing of like-minded artists on the same bill. It’s no wonder then that during those early days of the Festival, Wein decided to feature the man who as famed disc jockey Fred Robbins had remarked, “…shaped the entire course of jazz”, Louis Armstrong. In celebration of this great yearly ceremony which is observing its 60th anniversary this year, Mosaic Records is proud to present on high quality 180-gram vinyl unissued performances of Armstrong during those early years at Newport. Newport 1956 In what was the third year of the NJF, Armstrong was there with his All-Stars along with the cream of the jazz community. It was Columbia Records and producer George Avakian who thought of recording some of the Festival which was showing signs of becoming the prototype that it soon was to become for all festivals. The Voice of America (VOA) was broadcasting the Festival by then and along with Columbia’s microphones captured many hours on tape, some of which to be released on LP. However, quite possibly because of a distorted VOA mic combined with the fact that Columbia’s mic was positioned for the band only, the Armstrong portion of this concert lay dormaint…until now. In using the VOA mic while minimizing the distortion on Louis’ vocals and combining the clear Columbia mic’s capturing of the band, we finally have for the first time Armstrong’s appearance at Newport ’56. His program selection is exactly what Louis did best…bring the people what they wanted to hear which really was a cross-section of pop and jazz: “Tin Roof Blues” (blues), “My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It” (New Orleans), “The Gypsy” (pop), “Perdido” (swing), “Mop Mop” (bop), “Ko Ko Mo” (rock). In addition to his current hit with “Mack The Knife” he found the time to feature the All-Stars (Ed Hall, Billy Kyle, Barrett Deems, Trummy Young, Dale Jones and Velma Middleton). Newport 1958 Arguably one of the most revered jazz films was Bert Stern and Aram Avakian’s Jazz On A Summer’s Day. Shot at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, it is a brilliantly filmed time capsule of music, audience and Newport. Although Armstrong’s appearance is one of the longer segments in the movie it is highly edited. Four performances (including Armstrong backed by an 18 piece ensemble – The International Youth Band) had been previously released but the rest, including the filmed segments, are heard here in their entirety for the first time. Peanuts Hucko’s fine Goodman-ish clarinet takes over for Hall, Mort Herbert in for Jones on bass and Danny Barcelona replaces Deems at the drums and another outstanding All-Star group had been assembled. However, the encore segment is worth the price of admission. Special guests Jack Teagarden and Bobby Hackett join the band on stage and memorable performances of “Rockin’ Chair”, “Baby Won’t You Please Come Home” and “Pennies From Heaven” can now be fully enjoyed from this glorious gathering. Impeccable Sound The original 3 track tape of this concert was used as a source and the sound is impeccable. Rare photos of the Festival are included with liner notes contributed by the world-renown Armstrong researcher Ricky Riccardi. Restoration engineer Andreas Meyer has brought these important performances back with much clarity to make you feel like you’re soaking up the music in a lawn chair while breathing in the air of Narragansett Bay. Artist Louis Armstrong & The All Stars Genre Jazz Label Mosaic Buying Options 4LP Box Set Format 4LP , Box Set Condition New Country United States of America Track Listings Side A: When It’s Sleepy Time Down South Indiana The Gypsy Medley: Bugle Blues/ Ole Miss Side B: Tin Roof Blues My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It Perdido You Made Me Love You Whispering Side C: Mack The Knife Stompin’ At The Savoy Undecided Big Mama’s Back In Town Ko Ko Mo Mop Mop When It’s Sleepy Time Down South Side D: On The Sunny Side Of The Street Interview with Armstrong and Willis Conover When It’s Sleepy Time Down South Pretty Little Missy Lazy River Side E: Tiger Rag Now You Has Jazz High Society Calypso Ole Miss Side F: Girl Of My Dreams After You’ve Gone These Foolish Things Mack The Knife Medley: Tenderly/ You’ll Never Walk Alone Side G: Stompin’ At The Savoy Undecided St. Louis Blues Ko Ko Mo When The Saints Go Marchin’ In Side H: Rockin’ Chair Baby Won’t You Please Come Home Pennies From Heaven When The Saints Go Marchin’ In The Star Spangled Banner Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Jazz View Product Quick View Grachan Moncur III Evolution (Classic Vinyl Series) Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 18th November 2022 £22.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Grachan Moncur III Evolution (Classic Vinyl Series) £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 4535335 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 18th November 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Keith Jarrett Budapest Concert Jazz | ECM | 2LP Released 15th January 2021 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Keith Jarrett Budapest Concert £23.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 0739330 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 15th January 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sonny Red Out of the Blue Jazz | Blue Note | 1LP Released 22nd December 2009 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sonny Red Out of the Blue £13.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: BLUENOTE4032 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd December 2009 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Singers Unlimited, The Christmas Jazz | MPS | 180g, 1LP Released 4th November 2016 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Singers Unlimited, The Christmas £35.00 Genre: Jazz Label: MPS SKU: 0209875MSW Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 4th November 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Madlib Shades of Blue (Classic Vinyl Series) Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 2LP Released 16th June 2023 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Madlib Shades of Blue (Classic Vinyl Series) £35.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 5507723 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 16th June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gogo Penguin Between Two Waves Jazz | Sony Music | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 9th December 2022 £22.00 - £25.00 Select options Gogo Penguin Between Two Waves £22.00 - £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Sony Music Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 9th December 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Gil Evans Orchestra Out Of The Cool Jazz | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm, Gatefold Sleeve Released 11th November 2010 £60.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gil Evans Orchestra Out Of The Cool £60.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AIPJ4 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 11th November 2010 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Natacha Atlas Strange Days Jazz | Whirlwind Recordings | 2LP Released 4th October 2019 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Natacha Atlas Strange Days £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Whirlwind Recordings SKU: WR4744LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 4th October 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sonny Rollins Night At The Village Vanguard: The Complete Masters Jazz | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Blue Note | 3LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 29th March 2024 £72.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sonny Rollins Night At The Village Vanguard: The Complete Masters £72.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Blue Note SKU: 5864592 Formats: 3LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 29th March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Robert Glasper Fuck Yo Feelings Jazz | Concord / Loma Vista | 2LP Released 7th February 2020 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Robert Glasper Fuck Yo Feelings £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Concord / Loma Vista SKU: LVR859 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 7th February 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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