It was 1956 and Big Band music was fading out as Bebop starting taking over. Gonsolves’ performance single-handedly brought The Duke back on the charts. The video is a little fuzzy in some places out of sync but hell, it’s from the 50’s!!
You can hear the crowd going wild at Newport in this live version…Enjoy!
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