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A Message from Newport
Studio album by Maynard Ferguson
Released	1958
Recorded	May 6, 7 & 8, 1958
Studio	Capitol Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:00
Label	Roulette R 52012
Producer	Rudy Traylor
Maynard Ferguson chronology
Boy with Lots of Brass (1957) A Message from Newport (1958) Swingin' My Way Through College (1958)

A Message from Newport is an album by jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in 1958 and originally released on the Roulette label. The album was recorded in the studio but titled to capitalise on the bands successful appearance at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars and its review by Ron Wynn states, "Trumpeter Maynard Ferguson leads his big band in a fiery date recorded in 1958... He was playing no-holds-barred, straight-ahead jazz at this time, and doing it with gusto". The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that Ferguson's upper-register playing was executed exceptionally well, but suggested that the effect of this soon became boring.

Track listing

All compositions by Slide Hampton except as indicated

1. "The Fugue" - 3:36
2. "Fan It, Janet" (Don Sebesky) - 3:00
3. "The Waltz" - 4:00
4. "Tag Team" (Willie Maiden) - 5:05
5. "And We Listened" (Bob Freedman) - 5:42
6. "Slide's Derangement" - 7:55
7. "Frame for the Blues" - 6:54
8. "Humbug" (Sebesky) - 3:28
9. "Three Little Foxes" - 4:04

Personnel

• Maynard Ferguson - trumpet, valve trombone
• Bill Chase, Clyde Reasinger, Tom Slaney - trumpet
• Slide Hampton, Don Sebesky - trombone
• Jimmy Ford - alto saxophone
• Carmen Leggio, Willie Maiden - tenor saxophone
• Jay Cameron - baritone saxophone
• John Bunch - piano
• Jimmy Rowser -bass
• Jake Hanna - drums
• Bob Freedman, Slide Hampton, Willie Maiden, Don Sebesky - arrangers

References

1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed October 30, 2015
2. Minn, M. , accessed October 30, 2015
3. ^ Wynn, Ron. A Message from Newport – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. pp. 367–368. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.

• 1958 albums
• Maynard Ferguson albums
• Roulette Records albums