John Coltrane Quintet
Newport, RI
07-01-61

Total Time: 28:33 min.

1. Introductions 01:27
2. Impressions 06:21
3. Naima 04:18
4. My Favorite Things 16:27
   lineup:

John Coltrane: Tenor and Soprano Sax
McCoy Tyner: Piano
Art Davis: Bass
Reggie Workman: Bass
Elvin Jones: Drums

Source/Lineage: Reel to Reel Master /TEAC Reel to Reel Deck/Nakamichi CR2A/ Philips CR-765 / flac – dime

Goody’s additional lineage:
dBpoweramp (WAV) > Cool Edit Pro (Pitch Bender -50 cents) > Trader’s Little Helper (FLAC Level 8, ffp)

Pitch was approx. 50 cents sharp. Goody 1/16/11

In 1960 boisterous spectators created a major disturbance, and the National Guard was called to the scene. Word that the disturbances had meant the end of the festival, following the Sunday afternoon blues presentation headlined by Muddy Waters, reached poet Langston Hughes, who was in a meeting on the festival grounds. Hughes wrote an impromptu lyric, “Goodbye Newport Blues,” that he brought to the Waters band onstage, announcing their likewise impromptu musical performance of the piece himself, before Waters pianist Otis Spann led the band and sang the Hughes poem.

Presentation of the proper Newport Jazz Festival was disallowed in 1961 due to the difficulty of the previous year’s festival. In its place, another festival billed as “Music at Newport” was produced by Sid Bernstein in cooperation with a group of Newport businessmen. That festival included a number of jazz musicians but was financially unsuccessful. Bernstein announced that he would not seek to return to Newport in 1962. The Newport Jazz Festival resumed at Freebody Park in 1962.