Blue Head

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Blue Head
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Live album by
David "Fathead" Newman Quartet plus Clifford Jordan
Released1990
RecordedSeptember 3, 1989
Venue Riverside Park Arts Festival, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length73:25
Label Candid
CCD79041
Producer Mark Morganelli
David "Fathead" Newman chronology
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(1989)		Blue Head
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Live at Ethell's
(1990)		Blue Head
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(1990)

Blue Head is a live album by American saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman's Quartet plus Clifford Jordan recorded at the 5th Annual Riverside Park Arts Festival in 1989 and released on the Candid label. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Reception

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In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "The distinctive tenors David Newman and Clifford Jordan make for a potent team on this live jam session set which finds Jordan sitting in with Newman's quartet ... The six performances each clock in between 11 and 15 minutes with plenty of stretching out for the two veteran saxophonists ... Easily recommended to straightahead jazz fans". [5]

Track listing

  1. "Strike Up the Band" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 11:10
  2. "Blue Head" (David "Fathead" Newman) – 14:13
  3. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 12:59
  4. "Blues for David" (Buddy Montgomery) – 12:07
  5. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 11:50
  6. "Eye Witness Blues" (Clifford Jordan) – 11:16

Personnel

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