Research Catalog

Title

Backstory in blue : Ellington at Newport '56 / John Fass Morton.

Author

Morton, John Fass, 1947-

Publication

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008.

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Details

Description

xiv, 304 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Subjects

• Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
• Jazz > Rhode Island > History and criticism
• Newport Jazz Festival

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-290) and index.

Contents

How we got there. A phrase with six tones-apart, yet integral ; Ellington's long road to Newport: apparitions within the music ; Duke's instrument: the '56 band ; The Tiffany label: Columbia Records ; George Avakian: from hot collecting to live recording ; Outdoor live recording: Columbia goes to Newport ; From the masses to the classes: Newport and Elaine Lorillard ; The most unlikely place: Newport to '56 -- Newport '56. Newport '56: a gathering primed to move ; The Saturday night: converging on the decisive moment ; A leading voice supported by many parts: Paul Gonsalves ; The rhythmic groove of the century: the Gonsalves solo ; Elaine Anderson: the gal who launched seven thousand cheers ; Not just patterns in the air: an audience performs -- Where it all went. As though you were there: the LP ; The Columbia formula: from niche to mainstream ; Sleeping under a fur coat: no longer the rich Mrs. Anderson ; The brotherhood of the jam: on the road with Paul and Duke ; Someone else's freedom: the VOA broadcast ; Festival junction: from Newport to Yasgur's farm.

Call Number

JNF 08-407

ISBN

• 9780813542829 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 0813542820 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2007033644

OCLC

166255105

Author

Morton, John Fass, 1947-

Title

Backstory in blue : Ellington at Newport '56 / John Fass Morton.

Imprint

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-290) and index.

Research Call Number

JNF 08-407