The Ruby Braff Octet with Pee Wee Russell & Bobby Henderson at Newport

The Ruby Braff Octet with Pee Wee Russell & Bobby Henderson at Newport
Live album by The Ruby Braff Octet with Pee Wee Russell / Bobby Henderson
Released	1957
Recorded	July 4 & 5, 1957 Newport Jazz Festival, RI
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:13
Label	Verve MGV 8241
Producer	Norman Granz
Ruby Braff chronology
Hi-Fi Salute to Bunny (1957)Hi-Fi Salute to Bunny1957 The Ruby Braff Octet with Pee Wee Russell & Bobby Henderson at Newport (1957) Easy Now (1958)Easy Now1958
Bobby Henderson chronology
Handful of Keys: Bobby Henderson Plays Fats Waller and Others (1956) Handful of Keys: Bobby Henderson Plays Fats Waller and Others1956 The Ruby Braff Octet with Pee Wee Russell & Bobby Henderson at Newport (1957) The Ruby Braff Octet with Pee Wee Russell & Bobby Henderson at Newport1957 Call House Blues (1958) Call House Blues1958

The Ruby Braff Octet with Pee Wee Russell & Bobby Henderson at Newport is a live album by Ruby Braff's Octet with Pee Wee Russell and solo pianist Bobby Henderson recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1957 and released on the Verve label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars.^[2]

Track listing

1. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 7:52
2. "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Jack Strachey, Eric Maschwitz) - 4:53
3. "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 7:14
4. "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) - 3:33
5. "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" (Waller, Andy Razaf) - 2:26
6. "Blues for Louis" (Bobby Henderson) - 5:00
7. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Waller, Razaf) - 3:08

Personnel

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