| Lonely Avenue | ||||
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | November 2, 3 & 4, 1971 Atlantic Recording Studios, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:32 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1600 | |||
| Producer | Joel Dorn | |||
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Lonely Avenue is an album by American saxophonist David Newman, featuring performances recorded in 1971 for the Atlantic label. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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| Allmusic |   [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars calling it "An OK but not too essential LP". [5]
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