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- Date Released: November 21, 1961
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Classic Jazz, Bebop
- Label: Fantasy / Contemporary
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We Say...
Memphis has never been known for its jazz scene, but it did produce at least one world-class jazz musician — the near-forgotten, half-mad Phineas Newborn, whose blindingly fast, deeply lyrical playing propelled him into the top ranks of American pianists just months after Count Basie and John Hammond discovered him, in 1956. On this album — recorded in Los Angeles in 1961, with Sam Jones on Bass and Louis Hayes on drums, and one of many Newborn albums available on eMusic — he covers compositions by Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington (among others). It’s an excellent starting point for new listeners, and one that gives us a rare chance to measure Newborn’s talent against that of his better-known peers.
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They Say...
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. These trio sessions (with Leroy Vinnegar or Sam Jones on bass and either Milt Turner or Louis Hayes on drums) feature Newborn displaying plenty of heat and fresh ideas on compositions by Bud Powell, Bobby Timmons, Benny Golson, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, and Miles Davis (along with two of his own). This is piano jazz at its highest level.
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Celia |
3:39 |
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| 02. | |
This Here |
4:34 |
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| 03. | |
Domingo |
4:17 |
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Prelude To A Kiss |
4:00 |
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Well, You Needn't |
4:42 |
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Theme For Basie |
4:20 |
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New Blues |
5:48 |
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Way Out West |
6:01 |
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Four |
4:55 |
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09 Total Tracks, 42:16 Total Length
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Credits
- Louis Hayes - Drums // Louis Hayes - Drums // Louis Hayes - Drums // Louis Hayes - Drums // Louis Hayes - ? // Louis Hayes - ? // Louis Hayes - ? // Louis Hayes - ? // Sam Jones - Bass // Sam Jones - ? // Phil DeLancie - Mastering // Howard Holzer - Engineer // Lester Koenig - Producer // Lester Koenig - Liner Notes // Phineas Newborn, Jr. - Piano // Phineas Newborn, Jr. - Main Performer // Turner - Drums // Milt Turner - Drums // Milt Turner - ? // Leroy Vinnegar - Bass // Leroy Vinnegar - Bass // Leroy Vinnegar - ? // Leroy Vinnegar - ? // George Kershaw - Cover Design
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