In 1960, while the official Newport Jazz Festival collapsed into riots, Charles Mingus and Max Roach organized a breakaway event that asked a question the music industry has never honestly answered.
When I saw that pic of Mingus and Ornette it stopped me in my tracks. What? I thought...did that actually happen? I can't imagine how that would have sounded. Of course, Dolphy and Mingus had done a lot of work together. Bret strikes again. I'm running to the Naked City episodes. I watched this when I was a kid. There are eight million stories in the naked.....
For some reason the Newport Rebels event escaped my field of awareness. Perhaps I can be excused not only by having been 1 year old at the time... but more likely, by not digging deep enough to uncover the treasure. Thanks for pulling my coat!
When I saw that pic of Mingus and Ornette it stopped me in my tracks. What? I thought...did that actually happen? I can't imagine how that would have sounded. Of course, Dolphy and Mingus had done a lot of work together. Bret strikes again. I'm running to the Naked City episodes. I watched this when I was a kid. There are eight million stories in the naked.....
Very interesting article.
For some reason the Newport Rebels event escaped my field of awareness. Perhaps I can be excused not only by having been 1 year old at the time... but more likely, by not digging deep enough to uncover the treasure. Thanks for pulling my coat!
Fascinating history sidebar! Thanks for bringing this one to life!
Woody Herman often said that George Wein was a nice man, but he had short arms(meaning he had difficulty reaching his pockets).
Now that is funny!
Hi Bret,
In the personnel you wrote:
"Piano – Kenny Dorham, Tommy Flanagan"
Did K.D. really play piano here?
Yes!