Harlem Blues (Phineas Newborn Jr. album)

Harlem Blues
Studio album by Phineas Newborn Jr.
Released	1975
Recorded	February 12 & 13, 1969 Contemporary Records Studio, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:50
Label	Contemporary S7622
Producer	Lester Koenig
Phineas Newborn Jr. chronology
Please Send Me Someone to Love (1969) Harlem Blues (1975) Solo Piano (1974)

Harlem Blues is an album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1969 but not released on the Contemporary label until 1975. ^[1] The album was recorded at the same sessions that produced Please Send Me Someone to Love .

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "The superb trio (pianist Phineas Newborn, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Elvin Jones) had never played together before but it didn't matter. They had little trouble finding common ground. The virtuosic pianist (still in peak form) leads the way". ^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Track listing

1. "Harlem Blues" (Phineas Newborn Jr.) – 4:12
2. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 7:38
3. "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:14
4. "Ray's Idea" (Ray Brown, Gil Fuller) – 5:21
5. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 6:02
6. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 5:55
7. "Cookin' at the Continental" (Horace Silver) – 3:07

Personnel

• Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
• Ray Brown – bass
• Elvin Jones – drums

References

1. Phineas Newborn Jr. discography, accessed May 7, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. Harlem Blues – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 7, 2015.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  152. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1072. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.