Straight Ahead (David "Fathead" Newman album)
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Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | December 21, 1960 | |||
Studio | Atlantic Recording Studios, studio A NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:04 | |||
Label | Atlantic SD 1366 | |||
Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
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Straight Ahead is an album by saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the Atlantic label.[1][2][3][4]
Reception
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "There is nothing particularly innovative about this recording, but the level of expertise and musical maturity displayed here is truly astonishing. This is simply straight-ahead hard bop performed by some of the finest musicians in 1960s jazz".[5]
Track listing
All compositions by David "Fathead" Newman except as indicated
- "Batista's Groove" - 7:25
- "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 4:39
- "Night of Nisan" - 7:59
- "Cousin Slim" - 7:07
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 6:34
- "Congo Chant" - 4:20
Personnel
- David "Fathead" Newman - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
- Wynton Kelly - piano
- Paul Chambers - bass
- Charlie Persip - drums
References
- ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series accessed July 20, 2015
- ^ David Newman discography accessed July 20, 2015
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman accessed November 29, 2018
- ^ David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography accessed November 16, 2018
- ^ a b Review, Allmusic. Straight Ahead – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2015.