The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr.
1963 studio album by Phineas Newborn Jr.
The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. | ||||
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Studio album by Phineas Newborn Jr. | ||||
Released | 1963 | |||
Recorded | November 21, 1961 and September 12, 1962 Contemporary Records Studio, Hollywood, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:50 | |||
Label | Contemporary M3611/S7611 | |||
Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
Phineas Newborn Jr. chronology | ||||
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The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. is an album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1961 and 1962 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "This recording lives up to its title. In his prime, Phineas Newborn had phenomenal technique (on the level of an Oscar Peterson), a creative imagination, and plenty of energy... This is piano jazz at its highest level".[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing
- "Celia" (Bud Powell) – 4:42
- "This Here" (Bobby Timmons) – 4:17
- "Domingo" (Benny Golson) – 5:47
- "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) – 5:57
- "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:53
- "Theme for Basie" (Phineas Newborn Jr.) – 3:36
- "New Blues" (Newborn) – 4:29
- "Way Out West" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:13
- "Four" (Miles Davis) – 3:56
- Recorded at Contemporary Records Studio in Hollywood, CA on November 21, 1961 (tracks 1–4) and September 12, 1962 (tracks 5–8)
Personnel
- Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
- Sam Jones (tracks 6-9), Leroy Vinnegar (tracks 1-5) – bass
- Louis Hayes (tracks 6-9), Milt Turner (tracks 1-5) – drums
References
- ^ Phineas Newborn Jr. discography, accessed May 7, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 152. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1072. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not release. Titles including the artist's full name have been shortened.
leader
- Here Is Phineas (1956)
- Phineas' Rainbow (1956)
- While My Lady Sleeps (1957)
- Plays Harold Arlen's Music from Jamaica (1957)
- Fabulous Phineas (1958)
- Piano Portraits (1959)
- I Love a Piano (1959)
- A World of Piano! (1961)
- The Great Jazz Piano of (1961–62)
- The Newborn Touch (1964)
- Please Send Me Someone to Love (1969)
- Harlem Blues (1969)
- Solo Piano (1974)
- Back Home (1976)
- Tivoli Encounter (1979)
others
- We Three (Roy Haynes, 1958)
- Together Again!!!! (Howard McGhee and Teddy Edwards, 1961)
- Maggie's Back in Town!! (Howard McGhee, 1961)