Ellington At Newport (live album)
by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Ellington At Newport by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
(Live album)
Year: 1956
Overall rank: 1,102nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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79/100 (from 205 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1956 (4th)
Award Top 50 albums of the 1950s (28th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,102nd)

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The best album by Duke Ellington is Ellington At Newport which is ranked number 1102 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,580.

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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 205 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.9/100, a mean average of 78.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.

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From 12/27/2023 21:15
I have to admit i got sucked in by Diminuendo and wanted more. Can only imagine being in that crowd that day - starting with an indifferent feeling to the Duke on stage - to being completely won over and wanting more by the time it was done.
Reminds me of the same feeling when I first heard Springsteen Hammersmith Odeon London Live. Neither crowd knows what is going to hit them until it was too late! Hold On while you listen.
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From 10/20/2020 13:37
Brinca com a música e nos leva em sua jornada!
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From 07/04/2019 03:23
Ahhh...Ellington's signature album that sustained and revitalized his career. From the smoking tenor of Paul Gonsalves, to the blonde in black, to the Time magazine cover that would follow weeks later...what a great story!

My pick for Best Album of 1956.

Best tracks: Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue, Festival Junction, Jeep's Blues.
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From 01/21/2016 20:41
Originally one of the best non-live records ever made. Ellington and his producer were so displeased with the sound quality taken from their concert that Ellington arranged to have his orchestra show up in studio and record the album and over dub the sound of the audience. Only years later with cd re-issue was a version of his actual playing on front of an audience released. Still a great set.
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From 02/11/2012 15:32
The highest rated EAN track on BEA is Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue.

The best track of EAN, according to Nape, is Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue.

Coincidence? I think NOT!
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From 02/11/2012 04:55
Ahahaha

Did that darn ol popular opinion change again? You have the ability to think for yourself, try it sometime.
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