A Message from Newport


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

Reception

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". 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.

Track listing

All compositions by Slide Hampton except as indicated
  1. "The Fugue" - 3:36
  2. "Fan It, Janet" - 3:00
  3. "The Waltz" - 4:00
  4. "Tag Team" - 5:05
  5. "And We Listened" - 5:42
  6. "Slide's Derangement" - 7:55
  7. "Frame for the Blues" - 6:54
  8. "Humbug" - 3:28
  9. "Three Little Foxes" - 4:04

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