- The Story (solos by Phil Guilbeau - tp, Leroy Cooper - bs, John Hunt - flh, Hank Crawford - as, David Newman - ts, Ray Charles - p)
- Lil' Darlin' (solos by Ray Charles - p, John Hunt - flh, Phil Guilbeau - tp, David Newman - ts, Hank Crawford - as)
- Blues Waltz (solos by Phil Guilbeau - tp, Hank Crawford - as, John Hunt - flh, David Newman - ts, Leroy Cooper - bs, Ray Charles - p)
- Let The Good Times Roll (solo by David Newman - ts)
- Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying (solo by John Hunt - flh)
- Sticks And Stones
- My Baby (I Love Her, Yes I Do) (ft. Margie Hendricks)
- Drown In My Own Tears
- What'd I Say
- I Believe To My Soul
Atlantic/WEA, 20 September 2005. The bonus item on this DVD is an interview with Ahmet Ertegun by Taylor Hackford.
The Story (#1) erroneously is called Joy Ride in most sources.
The film on the DVD is presented by Willis Conover - as part of the series Jazz USA. The filmed concert is also known as Newport Jazz Festival 1960. The footage has been shelved by Historic Films.
The concert or a part of it was possibly aired by CBS in the World Jazz Series, hosted by Mitch Miller (broadcast on 4 consecutive nights, from July 1 to 4). Voice Of America aired the whole concert as a "public service presentation by the United States Information Service".
The audio of the concert, at least partially, is archived in the Voice of America collection at the Library of Congress.
One tape (RGA 0070; RWD 5745 A2-B1) specifies the following titles (I'm quoting the erroneous orthography of the LoC catalog):
- The blues [= Blues Waltz]
- Let the good times roll
- Don't let the sun catch you cryin'
- I've been accused [= Sticks And Stones]
- My baby
- Drowning [= Drown] in my own tears
- What'd I say
- I believe [to my soul]
9. Li'l Darlin'
Joy Ride is an incorrect identification - this tune is The Story; it obviously didn't get aired; Lil' Darlin' may have been broadcast later, separately.
Ray Charles, backstage with Columbia Records' Mitch Miller. Photo by Allan Morrison. |
Program pages in the festival's souvenir brochure. |
Backstage, chatting with with Lambert, Hendricks and Ross (from Ebony, Sep. 1960). Photo by Allan Morrison. |
Personnel:
Musicians: Phil Guilbeau - trumpet, John Hunt - flugelhorn; Hank Crawford - alto saxophone; David Fathead Newman - tenor saxophone; Leroy Cooper - baritone saxophone; Edgar Willis - bass; Milton Turner - drums. The Raelettes: Gwen Berry, Margie Hendricks, Mae Mosely, Bettye Smith.
Wolfgang's Vault has brought the (whole?) audio part of the concert to the Web. It's not completely congruent with the description of the Voice of America tapes kept at the Library of Congress. Also read this.
Wolfgang's has released a (regrettably incomplete) version of the concert on vinyl: Ray Charles - Newport 1960 (Concert Vault Vinyl Series, 2014, NJF3600702-VL).
All tunes, except for The Story:
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