A Message from Newport

A Message from Newport
A Message from Newport
Studio album by Maynard Ferguson
Released	1958
Recorded	May 6, 7 & 8, 1958
Studio	Capitol Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:00
Label	Roulette; R 52012
Producer	Rudy Traylor
Maynard Ferguson chronology

A Message from Newport is an album by jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in 1958 and originally released on the Roulette label.[1][2] The album was recorded in the studio but titled to capitalise on the bands successful appearance at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars and its review by Ron Wynn states, "Trumpeter Maynard Ferguson leads his big band in a fiery date recorded in 1958... He was playing no-holds-barred, straight-ahead jazz at this time, and doing it with gusto".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that Ferguson's upper-register playing was executed exceptionally well, but suggested that the effect of this soon became boring.[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Slide Hampton except as indicated

"The Fugue" - 3:36
"Fan It, Janet" (Don Sebesky) - 3:00
"The Waltz" - 4:00
"Tag Team" (Willie Maiden) - 5:05
"And We Listened" (Bob Freedman) - 5:42
"Slide's Derangement" - 7:55
"Frame for the Blues" - 6:54
"Humbug" (Sebesky) - 3:28
"Three Little Foxes" - 4:04

Personnel

Maynard Ferguson - trumpet, valve trombone
Bill Chase, Clyde Reasinger, Tom Slaney - trumpet
Slide Hampton, Don Sebesky - trombone
Jimmy Ford - alto saxophone
Carmen Leggio, Willie Maiden - tenor saxophone
Jay Cameron - baritone saxophone
John Bunch - piano
Jimmy Rowser -bass
Jake Hanna - drums
Bob Freedman, Slide Hampton, Willie Maiden, Don Sebesky - arrangers

References

Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed October 30, 2015
Minn, M. [michaelminn.net/discographies/maynard/?releases#Roulette-52012 Maynard Ferguson discography], accessed October 30, 2015
Wynn, Ron. A Message from Newport – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. pp. 367–368. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.

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[1] Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed October 30, 2015

[2] Minn, M. [michaelminn.net/discographies/maynard/?releases#Roulette-52012 Maynard Ferguson discography], accessed October 30, 2015

[Allmusic-3] Wynn, Ron. A Message from Newport – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2015.

[Penguin1-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. pp. 367–368. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.