The Record
LabelVerve Records
Released1957
RecordedNewport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, July 7, 1957
Produced byNorman Granz
Engineered byVal Valentin
PersonnelDizzy Gillespie (trumpet, vocals), Lee Morgan (trumpet), Benny Golson (tenor sax), Wynton Kelly (piano), Paul West (bass), Charlie Persip (drums), plus big band
Track listing
1. A Night in Tunisia2. The Champ3. St. Louis Blues4. Cool BreezeWhere are they now
Dizzy Gillespie
Continued performing and advocating for jazz worldwide until his death from pancreatic cancer in 1993.