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Newport '61 is a live album by Quincy Jones that was recorded on July 3, 1961, at the Newport Jazz Festival.^[1]

1. "Meet B.B." (Quincy Jones) – 3:58
2. "Boy in the Tree" (Jones) – 5:01
3. "Evening in Paris" (Jones) – 5:11
4. "Air Mail Special" (Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) – 4:25
5. "Lester Leaps In" (Lester Young) – 6:10
6. "G'won Train" (Patricia Bown) – 6:02
7. "Banja Luka" (Phil Woods) – 5:54
8. "Ghana" (Ernie Wilkins) – 4:06

• Quincy Jones – arranger, conductor
• Phil Woods, Joe Lopes – alto saxophone
• Jerome Richardson, Eric Dixon – flute, tenor saxophone
• Pat Patrick – baritone saxophone
• Jimmy Nottingham, Jimmy Maxwell, John Bello, Joe Newman – trumpet
• Julius Watkins – French horn
• Curtis Fuller, Melba Liston, Britt Woodman, Paul Faulise – trombone
• Les Spann – flute, guitar
• Patricia Bown – piano
• Art Davis – double bass
• Stu Martin – drums