Newport Jazz Festival Newport Jazz Festival The Newport Jazz Festival is a music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. Elaine Lorillard established the festival in 1954, and she and husband Louis Lorillard financed it for many years. They hired George Wein to organize the first festival and bring jazz to Rhode Island. Most of the early festivals were broadcast on Voice of America radio, and many performances were recorded and released as albums. In 1972, the Newport Jazz Festival was moved to New York City. In 1981, it became a two-site festival when it was returned to Newport while continuing in
Charlie Parker discography Charlie Parker discography This is a list of Charlie Parker's recordings. Parker recorded extensively for three labels: Savoy, Dial, and Verve. His work with these labels has been chronicled in box sets. Charlie Parker's Savoy and Dial Sessions have been issued on "The Complete Savoy Sessions", "Charlie Parker on Dial" and "Complete Charlie Parker on Dial" and "The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes". His Verve recordings are available on "" and "The Complete Verve Master Takes". The listing below is in the form of a sessionography as opposed to a discography. Although organized chronologically the release titles listed refer