Dizzy Gillespie/At Newport (1957)

An impressive performance by a jazz trumpeter, Dizzy Gillespie's third big band (formed in 1956) at the peak (Verve). Happy and enthusiastic performance featuring Benny Golson on tenor sax, Wynton Kelly on piano, Al Grey on trombone, Billy Mitchell on tenor sax, Lee Morgan on trumpet, and others. "Manteca" is a masterpiece of Afro-Cuban jazz, composed by Dizzy Gillespie. "A Night in Tunisia", a great piece with an exotic atmosphere, is his most famous composition known as a jazz standard. Live recording at Newport Jazz Festival, on July 6, 1957.