Der legendäre Auftritt von Duke Ellington und seinem Orchester beim Newport Jazz Festival am 7. Juli 1956 zählt zu den besten Performances des damals 57-jährigen Bandleaders. Die gut drei Dutzend Tracks, die Jazz-Geschichte geschrieben haben, werden von Paul Gonsalves' genialem Tenorsaxophon-Solo in "Diminuendo In Blue" gekrönt. Die vorliegende Doppel-CD enthält auch die Studio-Nachproduktion der "Newport Jazz Festival Suite", mit der Ellington nach den Bühnenaufnahmen nicht zufrieden war.
Tracklist:
CD 1:
1. The Star Spangled Banner (Album Version) (1:14)
2. Father Norman O'Connor Introduces Duke & The Orchestra / Duke Ellington Introduces Tune & Anderson, Jackson & Procope (3:39)
3. Black and tan fantasy (Album Version) (6:20)
4. Duke Introduces Cook & Tune (Album Version) (0:26)
5. Tea for two (Album Version) (3:35)
6. Duke & Band Leave Stage / Father Norman O'Connor Talks About Festival (2:45)
7. Take The "A" Train (Live Version) (4:21)
8. Duke Announces Strayhorn's A Train & Nance / Duke Introduces Festival Suite Part I & Hamilton (0:41)
9. Part I - Festival Junction (Live Version) (8:04)
10. Duke Announces Soloists / Introduces Part II (Live Version) (0:42)
11. Part II - Blues To Be There (Live) (7:14)
12. Duke Announces Nance & Procope / Introduces Part III (Live Version) (0:14)
13. Part III - Newport Up (Live Version) (5:31)
14. Duke Announces Hamilton, Gonsalves & Terry / Duke Introduces Carney & Tune (Live Version) (0:26)
15. Sophisticated lady (Live Version) (3:53)
16. Duke Announces Grissom & Tune (Live Version) (0:16)
17. Day in, day out (Live Version) (3:50)
18. Duke Introduces Tune(s) And Paul Gonsalves Interludes (Live Version) (0:25)
19. Diminuendo in blue and crescendo in blue (Live Version) (14:20)
20. Announcements, pandemonium (Live Version) (0:43)
21. Pause Track (Album Version) (0:06)

CD 2:
1. Duke Introduces Johnny Hodges (Album Version) (0:18)
2. I got it bad (and that ain't good) (Live Version) (3:38)
3. Jeep's Blues (Live Version) (5:08)
4. Duke Calms Crowd / Introduces Nance & Tune (Album Version) (0:09)
5. Tulip or turnip (Album Version) (2:49)
6. Riot prevention (Album Version) (1:06)
7. Skin Deep (Live Version) (9:12)
8. Mood indigo (1:20)
9. Studio concert (3:58)
10. Father Norman O'Connor Introduces Duke Ellington / Duke Introduces New Work Part I & Hamilton (1:01)
11. Part I - Festival Junction (8:46)
12. Duke Announces Soloists / Introduces Part II (0:30)
13. Part II - Blues To Be There (7:53)
14. Duke Announces Nance & Procope / Introduces Part III (0:10)
15. Part III - Newport Up (5:12)
16. Duke Announces Hamilton, Gonsalves & Terry / Pause / Duke Introduces Johnny Hodges (0:25)
17. I got it bad (and that ain't good) (3:48)
18. Jeep's blues (4:31)
19. Pause track (Album Version) (0:06)
Released 2009.