Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
At Newport

| Recorded | Jul 5, 1957 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 253655 |
The record
Recorded live at the '57 festival, this set catches Hawkins alongside Roy Eldridge's fiery trumpet and Jo Jones's driving pulse, a snapshot of swing-to-bop energy under open-air pressure.
Session personnel
- Pete Brown — alto saxophone
- Al McKibbon — bass
- Jo Jones — drums
- Roy Eldridge — drums
- Ray Bryant — piano
- Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1958 | Verve Records · MG V-8240 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1958 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1958 | Verve Records · MG V-8240 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1958 | Columbia · 33CX 10103 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1982 | Verve Records · UMV 2623 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1982 | Verve Records · UCV2623 — Cassette, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1982 | Verve Records · UMV 2623 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1982 | Verve Records · MV 2623 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 2007 | Verve Records · B0009525-02 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2007 | Verve Records · B0009525-02 — CD, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2007 | Verve Records · 0602517416086 — CD, Album |
Follow the players
Pete Brown also plays on
Al McKibbon also plays on
Jo Jones also plays on