Davey Blue

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Davey Blue
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Studio album by
David "Fathead" Newman
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2002
RecordedMay 31, 2001
StudioM&I Recording Studios, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length53:35
Label HighNote
HCD 7086
Producer David "Fathead" Newman, Houston Person
David "Fathead" Newman chronology
Keep the Spirits Singing
(2001)		Davey Blue
(2002)		 The Gift
(2003)

Davey Blue is an album by American saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman which was recorded in 2001 and released on the HighNote label early the following year. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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In his review on Allmusic, Scott Yanow states: "This excellent session does a fine job of showing off David "Fathead" Newman's jazz talents. ... sounding at his prime on each of his instruments. Recommended". [5] In JazzTimes, David Franklin noted "It’s hard to fault listeners for thinking of David “Fathead” Newman as only a great rhythm and blues tenor player, since many of his short solos on famous Ray Charles recordings have become classics in their own right. But Newman regrets that more people don’t realize he is at heart a straightahead, mainstream player who just happened to be there in the mid-’50s when Charles needed a Texas tenor. If his own previous releases didn’t set the record straight, Davey Blue just might". [7]

Track listing

All compositions by David "Fathead" Newman except where noted

  1. "Cellar Groove" (Norris Austin) – 6:10
  2. "Cristo Redentor" (Duke Pearson) – 6:47
  3. "For Stanley" – 5:33
  4. "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones) – 5:49
  5. "Black" (Cedar Walton) – 5:34
  6. "Amandla" – 4:17
  7. "Davey Blue" – 13:00
  8. "Freedom Jazz Dance" (Eddie Harris) – 6:25

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Jazz Depot: HighNote discography accessed November 9, 2018
  2. ↑ Jazzlists: David Newman discography - album details accessed November 9, 2018
  3. ↑ David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography accessed November 9, 2018
  4. ↑ Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman accessed November 29, 2018
  5. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. David "Fathead" Newman: Davey Blue: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1074. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  7. ↑ Franklin, D. JazzTimes Review accessed November 9, 2018
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