Newport Rebels

    Jazz Artists Guild

    (C) 1991 Black Lion Productions Ltd. Candid CCD79022)

    1. Mysterious Blues (8:35) (Charles Mingus)
    2. Cliff Walk (9:39) (Booker Little)
    3. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (3:49)
      (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler & Billy Moll)
    4. T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do (7:11)
      (Porter Grainger & Everett Robbins)
    5. Me and You (9:46)
      (Roy Eldridge, Charles Mingus, Tommy Flanagan & Jo Jones)
    Personnel
    • Mysterious Blues: Eric Dolphy (as); Charles Mingus (b); Roy Eldridge (tp); Jimmy Knepper (tb); Tommy Flanagan (p); Jo Jones (dr)
    • Cliff Walk: Booker Little (tp); Julian Priester (tb); Walter Benton (ts); Peck Morrison (b); Jo Jones, Max Roach (dr)
    • Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams: Charles Mingus (b); Roy Eldridge (tp); Tommy Flanagan (p); Jo Jones (dr)
    • T'Aint't Nobody's Buizness If I Do: Eric Dolphy (as); Jo Jones (dr); Kenny Dorham (p); Peck Morrison (b); Abbey Lincoln (vocal)
    • Me and You: Charles Mingus (b); Roy Eldridge (tp); Tommy Flanagan (p); Jo Jones (dr)
    Date and place
    • Mysterious Blues, Wrap Your Torubles in Dreams, Me and You: 11th November, 1960, Nola's Penthouse Studio, New York City
    • Cliff Walk, T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do: 1st November, 1960, Nola's Penthouse Studio, New York City
    Comments
    The one positive accomplishment of the 1960 Newport Festival was the creation in rebellion of a musicians' festival at Cliff Walk Manor. As the "official" rites were ending because of ugly rioting in the streets several hundred people listening in calm and pleasure at Cliff Walk. The dissidents had been organized by Charlie Mingus and Max Roach in protest against the accelerating commercialization of the annual Ben-Hur-with-a-horn production at Freebody Park. (from the cover by Nat Hentoff).