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Duke Ellington, Newport, RI, 1956

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11x14 / Unframed
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The music festival concept was still fairly young when Duke Ellington and his Orchestra arrived in Newport, Rhode Island in July 1956 to perform what would become one of the most mythically transcendent concerts in jazz history. As legend has it, Ellington told saxophonist Paul Gonsalves to blow as long as he wanted during his solo on Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue. The resultant six-minute saxophone rave-up blew the roof off the heavens, triggering a massive collective audience ecstasy that can still be heard reverberating on the best-selling Ellington in Newport, recorded for Columbia Records, the Duke's new label. Columbia staff photographer Don Hunstein caught Mr. Hi-Fi of '56 outside his tour bus at the festival, taking care of business.

Materials Archival Pigment Print
Size 11x14 - 30x40
Rarity Limited Edition available in select sizes
Medium Film Photography
Signature Hand-Signed/Estate Stamped by the Photographer of Estate
Certificate of Authenticity Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
Frame All the frames are custom made to order with archival, acid free, materials
Duke Ellington, Newport, RI, 1956 - Morrison Hotel Gallery

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