Newport Suite is an album recorded by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Roulette label.Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed October 30, 2015Minn, M. [michaelminn.net/discographies/maynard/?releases#Roulette-52047 Maynard Ferguson discography], accessed October 30, 2015
Reception
Allmusic reviewer Ken Dryden described it as "one of the trumpeter's very best LPs" and states "Maynard Ferguson's bands of the early '60s produced many memorable albums, including this studio effort".
Track listing "Jazz Bary" (Willie Maiden) - 4:25 "Foxy" (Slide Hampton) - 5:10 "Newport" (Hampton) - 9:32 "Got the Spirit" (Hampton) - 3:50 "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 2:54 "Ol' Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:58 "Three More Foxes" (Maiden) - 8:00
Personnel Maynard Ferguson - trumpet, valve trombone, baritone horn Don Ellis, Augustino 'Chet' Ferretti, Rick Kiefer - trumpet Charles Greenlee, Mike Zagatini - trombone Jimmy Ford - alto saxophone Joe Farrell, Willie Maiden - tenor saxophone Frank Hittner - baritone saxophone Jaki Byard - piano Aubrey Tobin - bass Stu Martin - drums Slide Hampton, Willie Maiden - arranger
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