Sunday, 30 November 2025

Dave Brubeck Quartet "The Last Set At Newport" 1972

The Last Set at Newport is a 1971 live album by Dave Brubeck and his quartet recorded at the 1971 Newport Jazz Festival, shortly before a riot ensued. The album peaked at 16 on the Billboard Top Jazz Charts...
...The album was reviewed by Scott Yanow at Allmusic who wrote that "The Dave Brubeck-Gerry Mulligan quartet is heard in a very inspired performance at the Newport Jazz Festival, just a short time before a riot by the audience closed the festival. These versions of "Take Five" and "Open the Gates" are memorable, but it is the extended "Blues for Newport" that is truly classic." Yanow wrote that the musicians "...constantly challenge each other during this exciting performance, making this set well-worth searching for. - wiki
Members:
Baritone Saxophone – Gerry Mulligan / Bass – Jack Six / Drums – Alan Dawson / Piano – Dave Brubeck

traxfromwax:
1 Introduction By Father Norman O'Connor 2 Blues For Newport 3 Take Five 4 Open The Gates (Out Of The Way Of The People)
Ripped from Vinyl by RYP with Audacity 3.2 - Thorens TD 318/Audio-Technica 95E / Yamaha A-S301 - Q Acoustics 3020i / Yamaha  NS-SW050

This music is dedicated to the tradition of Johnny Diego's Rock 'n' Roll Free Sunday!

6 comments:

RYP said...

Dave Brubeck Quartet "The Last Set At Newport" 1972
gitit! no pw
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The Chairman said...

Always appreciate your jazz sunday RIPs, RYP! Great work. Best, TC

soulpapa said...

Thanks for this!

Richie Muster said...

Nicely, Ryp, thank you.

apauling said...

Great choice, RYP! Thanks for this and all the other posts you make in remembrance of our sorely missed colleague, Señor Diego. Wherever he may be, I hope at some level he may be aware of his ongoing legacy here in the Twilight Zone.

Bob W. said...

fabulous set, thank you