Bright Moments Posted October 27, 2010 Report Posted October 27, 2010 who was there in 1960? how did it compare to newport? was it only that one time? Quote
brownie Posted October 27, 2010 Report Posted October 27, 2010 (edited) The August 18, 1960 issue of Downbeat covered the Newport jazz festival and the Cliff Walk Manor events with two detailed reports. First one (by John S. Wilson) was titled 'Newport The Music', the other (by Gene Lees) was titled 'Newport The Trouble'. Wilson detailed the Newport festival, Lees covered the going-ons at Cliff Walk and took the photos that illustrated his article, including a superb shot of Eric Dolphy practising the flute at the seacoast that graces the magazine front cover! The Cliff Walk festival was a one-time affair, as far as I know. Edited October 27, 2010 by brownie Quote
Bright Moments Posted October 27, 2010 Author Report Posted October 27, 2010 Thanks brownie! Whitney Barriett writes that there were 10 people in the audience the first day of the festival, but by the end there were hundreds! I wonder if there was any backlash to the musicians who performed there (the Newport Rebels) and their organizer (Mingus)? Quote
brownie Posted October 27, 2010 Report Posted October 27, 2010 The main problem at 1960 Newport was the riots at the main even that cut short the festival. In the mainstream press, news about those riots eclipsed the other events at the scene. As for the Cliff Walk Manor festival, Gene Lees's account indicate it was pretty disorganized. Lees wrote: Hastily assembled, unpublicized it drew a sad little audience of 40 to 50 persons the first day. The music was provided by Charles Mingus and Ornette Coleman and their groups. Lees later mentions 'On its peak night, the rump festival drew about 500 persons'. Quote
Steve Gray Posted November 4, 2010 Report Posted November 4, 2010 (edited) Many years ago someone sent me a postcard with this pic. Dorham, Mingus, Coleman, Roach Wouldn't you just love to hear that band. Edited November 4, 2010 by Steve Gray Quote
Bright Moments Posted November 4, 2010 Author Report Posted November 4, 2010 WOW!! great pic! thanks for sharing!! Quote
paul secor Posted November 4, 2010 Report Posted November 4, 2010 My wife and I walked the Cliff Walk in Newport last week and saw some of the same view that's seen in Steve Gray's photo. For some reason, I never gave a thought to the Newport Festivals or to the Cliff Walk Manor counter festival when we were there. Quote
bertrand Posted November 5, 2010 Report Posted November 5, 2010 I wonder what tunes they played. Bertrand. Quote
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