New Thing at Newport

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New Thing at Newport is a 1965 live album featuring two sets from that year's Newport Jazz Festival, by musicians John Coltrane and Archie Shepp.

Track listing

Original LP release

Side One

1. Spoken introduction to John Coltrane's set by Father Norman O'Connor - 1:08
2. "One Down One Up" - 12:28 (from Coltrane's set)
3. "Rufus (Swung His Face At Last To The Wind, Then His Neck Snapped)" - 4:58 (from Shepp's set)

Side Two (from Shepp's set)

1. "Le Matin Des Noire" [sic] - 7:39
2. "Scag" - 3:04
3. "Call Me By My Rightful Name" - 6:19

CD release

From notes: For the first time, the pieces within each set appear here in the order in which they were performed.

1. Spoken introduction to John Coltrane's set by Father Norman O'Connor - 1:08
2. "One Down One Up” - 12:42
3. "My Favorite Things” - 15:14; Spoken conclusion to John Coltrane's set by Father Norman O'Connor
4. Spoken introduction to Archie Shepp's set by Billy Taylor - 1:41
5. "Gingerbread, Gingerbread Boy” - 10:26
6. "Call Me By My Rightful Name” - 6:38
7. "Scag” - 3:19
8. "Rufus (Swung His Face At Last To The Wind, Then His Neck Snapped)” - 5:17
9. "Le Matin Des Noire” - 8:20

Personnel

Recorded July 2, 1965, at Newport Jazz Festival.

• John Coltrane — tenor saxophone on "One Down One Up", soprano saxophone on "My Favorite Things"
• McCoy Tyner — piano
• Jimmy Garrison — double bass
• Elvin Jones — drums
• Archie Shepp — tenor saxophone, except "Scag", recitation
• Bobby Hutcherson — vibes
• Barre Phillips — double bass
• Joe Chambers — drums