Dave Brubeck

INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK

The complete long unavailable 1958 Newport performance by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, originally issued as Newport 1958 (Columbia CS8082). Professionally recorded, the set was devoted to Duke Ellington related tunes (including “The Duke”, Brubeck’s homage piece to the master). As a bonus, a long version of “Take the ‘A’ Train” – Ellington’s signature theme composed by Billy Strayhorn – recorded that same year in Berlin.

PERSONNEL:

PAUL DESMOND, alto sax
DAVE BRUBECK, piano
JOE BENJAMIN, bass
JOE MORELLO, drums

Recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival Newport, Rhode Island, July 3, 1958.

(8) BONUS TRACK: Same personnel but Gene Wright (b)
replaces Benjamin. Berlin, Germany, February 22, 1958.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01 THINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE 7:03
02 JUMP FOR JOY 5:21
03 PERDIDO 12:50
04 DANCE No.3 FROM THE “LIBERIAN SUITE” 6:29
05 THE DUKE 6:26
06 FLAMINGO 6:26
07 C JAM BLUES into TAKE THE “A” TRAIN 4:51
08 TAKE THE “A” TRAIN 19:21*

TOTAL TIME: 68:50