The Many Facets of David Newman
The Many Facets of David Newman is an album by saxophonist David Newman featuring performances recorded in 1968 for the Atlantic label.[1][2][3][4]
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | March 7, and December 2, 3 & 4, 1968 and February 11, 1969 NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1524 | |||
| Producer | Joel Dorn | |||
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Reception
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| Allmusic |   [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The Many Facets of David Newman is less poppish and more blues-oriented with the lengthy "Children of Abraham" showing some passion, but overall the material is rather weak and has not aged very well".[5]
Track listing
All compositions by David Newman except as indicated
- "Shiloh" - 4:31
- "We're a Winner" (Curtis Mayfield) - 3:08
- "Children of Abraham" (William S. Fischer) - 10:08
- "Headstart" - 2:54
- "Chained No More" - 6:24
- "The Funky Way to Treat Somebody" (Calvin Arnold) - 3:07
- "Sylvia" (Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder) - 3:19
- "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) - 6:10
Personnel
- David Newman - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
- Melvin Lastie, Ernie Royal - trumpet (tracks 5 & 9)
- Benny Powell - trombone (tracks 5 & 9)
- Paul Ingraham, Julius Watkins - French horn (tracks 3, 5 & 8)
- Jack Knitzer - oboe (tracks 5 & 9)
- Paul Griffin (track 4), George Stubbs (tracks 2, 6 & 7), Joe Zawinul (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 8) - piano
- Billy Butler - guitar (tracks 2, 6 & 7)
- Ron Carter (tracks 5 & 8), Richard Davis (tracks 1 & 3) - bass
- Chuck Rainey - electric bass (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7)
- Bruno Carr (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 8), Bernard Purdie (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7) - drums
- Omar Clay - percussion (tracks 3, 5 & 8)
- String section: Sanford Allen, Alfred Brown, Emanuel Green, Charles McCracken, Donald MacCourt, George Marge, Kermit Moore, Gene Orloff, George Ricci and Julius Schachter directed by Selwart Clarke (tracks 3, 5 & 8)
References
- Atlantic Records Catalog: 1500 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
- Yanow, Scott. Bigger & Better/The Many Facets of David Newman – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
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