Home / Music / Duke Ellington played Newport in 1956Music linernotes album music duke-ellingtonDuke Ellington played Newport in 1956Ellington at Newport was recorded live on July 7–8, 1956, at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesA blowup between Mingus and Ellington almost derailed Money JungleEllington at Newport was preserved in the National Recording RegistryEllington at Newport was produced by George Avakian for ColumbiaPaul Gonsalves' 27-chorus solo revitalized Duke Ellington's careerDuke Ellington's Money Jungle was recorded in a single day in 1962ExploreAxis: Bold as Love hit the UK in late 1967 and the US in early 1968Baaba Maal's Nomad Soul came out in August 1998Babyface's Tender Lover dropped on July 7, 1989Bad to the Bone was George Thorogood's major label debutBaduizm hit #1 on the R&B chart right out of the gatePrevious Ella Fitzgerald performed at Newport on Independence Day 1957Next Dizzy Gillespie's set at Newport was captured in 1957