Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport

Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport
Live album by Dave Brubeck Quartet / J. J. Johnson-Kai Winding Quintet
Released	1956
Recorded	July 6, 1956
Venue	Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:15
Label	Columbia CL 932
Producer	George Avakian
Dave Brubeck chronology
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Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport is a split live album featuring selections from Dave Brubeck's Quartet with Paul Desmond and the J. J. Johnson/Kai Winding Quintet performances at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival which was released on the Columbia label.^[1][2][3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars and stated "Overall, this album gives one a good look at two of the most popular jazz groups of 1956".^[4]

Track listing

1. "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) - 9:31
2. "Two Part Contention" (Brubeck) - 11:11
3. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 6:04
4. "I'm in a Dancing Mood" (Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler) - 4:36
5. "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 5:32
6. "True Blue Tromboniums" (Kai Winding) - 4:17
7. "NWPT" (J. J. Johnson) - 3:04

Personnel

Tracks 1-4

• Dave Brubeck – piano
• Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
• Norman Bates – bass
• Joe Dodge – drums

Tracks 5-7

• J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding – trombone, trombonium
• Dick Katz – piano
• Bill Crow – bass
• Rudy Collins – drums

References