The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!!

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The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!!
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Studio album by
James Clay and David "Fathead" Newman
Released1960
RecordedApril 26, 1960
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length40:01
Label Riverside
RLP 327
Producer Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
James Clay chronology
The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!!
(1960)		 A Double Dose of Soul
(1960)
David "Fathead" Newman chronology
Fathead
(1960)		The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!!
(1960)		 Straight Ahead
(1961)

The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!! is the debut album by American saxophonist/flautist James Clay and the second album by David "Fathead" Newman featuring performances recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Riverside label. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
All About Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "Cannonball Adderley supervised the session, putting the spotlight on the competitive horns who really battle it out". [5] On All About Jazz, David Rickert wrote: "Neither Clay's or Newman's work apart from one another is anything to write home about, yet when paired together they managed to create an album that holds its own with the more consistent work of their peers". [6]

Track listing

  1. "Wide Open Spaces" (Babs Gonzales) - 12:15
  2. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:34
  3. "Some Kinda Mean" (Keter Betts) - 6:35
  4. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 5:46
  5. "Figger-Ration" (Gonzales) - 8:51

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Riverside Records discography accessed October 22, 2012
  2. ↑ Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman accessed November 29, 2018
  3. ↑ Jazzlists: David Newman discography - album details accessed November 16, 2018
  4. ↑ David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography accessed November 16, 2018
  5. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 22, 2012
  6. 1 2 Rickert, D. All About Jazz Review, accessed November 27, 2018
  7. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 257. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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