A Message from Newport

A Message from Newport
Studio album by Maynard Ferguson
Released	1958
Recorded	May 6, 7 & 8, 1958
Studio	Capitol Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:00
Label	Roulette R 52012
Producer	Rudy Traylor
Maynard Ferguson chronology
Boy with Lots of Brass (1957) A Message from Newport (1958) Swingin' My Way Through College (1958)

A Message from Newport is an album by jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in 1958 and originally released on the Roulette label.^[1][2] The album was recorded in the studio but titled to capitalise on the bands successful appearance at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars and its review by Ron Wynn states, "Trumpeter Maynard Ferguson leads his big band in a fiery date recorded in 1958... He was playing no-holds-barred, straight-ahead jazz at this time, and doing it with gusto".^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that Ferguson's upper-register playing was executed exceptionally well, but suggested that the effect of this soon became boring.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Slide Hampton except as indicated

1. "The Fugue" - 3:36
2. "Fan It, Janet" (Don Sebesky) - 3:00
3. "The Waltz" - 4:00
4. "Tag Team" (Willie Maiden) - 5:05
5. "And We Listened" (Bob Freedman) - 5:42
6. "Slide's Derangement" - 7:55
7. "Frame for the Blues" - 6:54
8. "Humbug" (Sebesky) - 3:28
9. "Three Little Foxes" - 4:04

Personnel

• Maynard Ferguson - trumpet, valve trombone
• Bill Chase, Clyde Reasinger, Tom Slaney - trumpet
• Slide Hampton, Don Sebesky - trombone
• Jimmy Ford - alto saxophone
• Carmen Leggio, Willie Maiden - tenor saxophone
• Jay Cameron - baritone saxophone
• John Bunch - piano
• Jimmy Rowser -bass
• Jake Hanna - drums
• Bob Freedman, Slide Hampton, Willie Maiden, Don Sebesky - arrangers

References