The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr.

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The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr.
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Studio album by
Phineas Newborn Jr.
Released1962
RecordedNovember 21, 1961 and September 12, 1962
Contemporary Records Studio, Hollywood, CA
Genre Jazz
Length41:50
Label Contemporary M3611/S7611
Producer Lester Koenig
Phineas Newborn Jr. chronology
A World of Piano!
(1961)		The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr.
(1962)		 The Newborn Touch
(1964)

The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. is an album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1961 and 1962 and released on the Contemporary label. [1]

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "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... This is piano jazz at its highest level". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

  1. "Celia" (Bud Powell) – 4:42
  2. "This Here" (Bobby Timmons) – 4:17
  3. "Domingo" (Benny Golson) – 5:47
  4. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) – 5:57
  5. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:53
  6. "Theme for Basie" (Phineas Newborn Jr.) – 3:36
  7. "New Blues" (Newborn) – 4:29
  8. "Way Out West" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:13
  9. "Four" (Miles Davis) – 3:56

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Phineas Newborn Jr. discography, accessed May 7, 2015
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 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.
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