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Montego Joe at Newport '68 |
For the last show of the year 2018 we re-visited the Newport Jazz Festival from 1968 (50 years ago) act by act from Thursday afternoon (July 4th) to Sunday Afternoon (July 6th), listening to live recordings by these musicians from around the same time as well as studio releases. Hope you had fun! Happy Holidays and thanks for tuning in! - Kendo
Hour One:
Nancy Wilson (RIP) - “In the Heat of the Night”, “May I Come In”, “Angel Eyes” & “It Never Entered My Mind” - Welcome to My Love ()
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Thursday Evening July 4th at 7:30pm
New York School of Music
Nina Simone and Trio
Nina Simone - "Keeper of the Flame" - High Priestess of Soul (1966)
Nina Simone - "The Backlash Blues" - 'Nuff Said (1967)
Nina Simone - "Cherish" Silk & Soul (1967)
Nina Simone - "I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to Be Free" (1967)
Cannoball Adderley Quintet
Cannonball Adderley with Nancy Wilson - "Save Your Love for Me" - In person (1968)
Cannonball Adderley - "Zorba" - In person (1968)
Stan Kenton - “Angels We Have Heard On High” - A Merry Christmas! (1961)
Gary Burton Quartet
Gary Burton - "Lines" - In Concert (1968)
Gary Burton - "Walter L" - In Concert (1968)
(Intermission) Les McCann - “Merry Christmas Baby” - A Time Les Christmas (2018)*
Hour Two:
Jim Hall
"Up, Up and Asay" - It's Nice to Be With You (1968)
"In a Sentimental Mood" - It's Nice to Be With You (1968)
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel - "Aquarius" - Hair is Beautiful (1968)
Barney Kessel - "Easy to Be Hard" - Hair is Beautiful (1968)
Mongo Santamaria Septet
Mongo Santamaria - "Green Onions" - Soul Bag (1968)
Friday Afternoon July 5th 2pm
Rufus Harley
Sonny Stitt (with Rufus Harley) – “Pipin' the Blues” - Deuces Wild - (1966)
Rufus Harley - “Ali” - A Tribute to Courage (1968)
Clark Terry Big Band
Elvin Jones Trio
Elvin Jones - "By George" - Live at the Village Vanguard (1971)
Archie Shepp Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet - "A Night in Tunisia" - An Electrifying Evening (1961)
Sadao Watanabe
Hour Three:
Friday Evening July 5th 8:30pm
Woody Herman and Orchestra
Woody Herman "Memphis Underground" - Heavy Exposure (1968)
Woody Herman/New Thundering Herd - "Sweet and Lovely" - 40th Anniversary Carnegie Hall Concert (1976)
Woody Herman/New Thundering Herd - "Four Brothers" - 40th Anniversary Carnegie Hall Concert (1976)
Count Basie and Orchestra
Count Basie - "Jumpin' at the Woodside" - Standing Ovation (1968)
Count Basie - "Strangers in the Night" - Hollywood... Basie's Way (1967)
Count Basie - "A Fine Romance" - Hollywood... Basie's Way (1967)
Intermission
Duke Ellington and Orchestra
Duke Ellington - "Put-Tin" - Yale Concert (1968)
Duke Ellington - "Raincheck: - ...And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967)
Saturday Afternoon July 6th 2pm
Montego Joe Septet
Tal Farlow Quartet
Tal Farlow - “Summertime” - The Return of Tal Farlow (1969)
Tal Farlow - “My Romance” - The Return of Tal Farlow (1969)
Hour Four:
Sonny Criss
Sonny Criss - “Wee” - Portrait of Sonny Criss (1967 3 23)
Sonny Criss -
“God Bless the Child” - Portrait of Sonny Criss (1967)
Vi Redd
Vi Redd - “Now's the Time” - Bird Call (1962)
Vi Redd - “This Love of Mine” - Lady Soul (1963)
Sunday Evening July 6th
Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis - "Winter Wonderland" - The Sound of Christmas (1961)
Ramsey Lewis - "Sleigh Ride" - The Sound of Christmas (1961)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Serenade to a Cuckoo" - Kirkatron (1975)
Les McCann - "Let It Snow!" - A Time Les Christmas (2018)*
Beegie Adair & Monica Ramey - "The Christmas Waltz" - Some Enchanted Christmas (2018)*
Wynton Marsalis Quintet - "We Three Kings of Orient Are" - God Rest Ye Merry Jazzmen (1981)
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