Hardbopjazz Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 (edited) Never hear much talk about him here or anywhere. What's your thoughts on Newborn? I was watching a Ahmad Jamal DVD. During the iterview, Ahmad praised him, So I went out and bought "While my Lady Sleeps." His sound kind of reminds me of an earlier Ahmad Jamal. Any other session worth checking out? Edited May 10, 2005 by Hardbopjazz Quote
Big Wheel Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 Most if not all of them. Phineas is a bad MF. I would perhaps go for Roy Haynes's "We Three" first. Quote
Jazz Kat Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 Was he blind? Not that it matters. I haven't heard much of him. I just know that album of him with the sun glasses. B-) Quote
Big Wheel Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 I am pretty sure he was not blind. His struggles with mental illness, however, are fairly well-documented. Quote
wolff Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 I have 3 or 4 of his Contemporary titles. He seems to have it all as a piano player. Not that I would really know what that is. I also have an Atlantic title coming in the mail, courtesy of our friend Dmitry. Quote
sheldonm Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 Most if not all of them. Phineas is a bad MF. I would perhaps go for Roy Haynes's "We Three" first. I'll second this one! Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted May 10, 2005 Author Report Posted May 10, 2005 Most if not all of them. Phineas is a bad MF. I would perhaps go for Roy Haynes's "We Three" first. Next will be "We Three". Quote
catesta Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 Most if not all of them. Phineas is a bad MF. That about says it all. My first exposure to Newborn was hearing him with Teddy Edwards and Howard McGhee on 'Together Again'. Good shit top to bottom. Quote
BFrank Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 Most if not all of them. Phineas is a bad MF. That about says it all. My first exposure to Newborn was hearing him with Teddy Edwards and Howard McGhee on 'Together Again'. Good shit top to bottom. BW, I was just going to say.........get THIS! ... but you beat me to it. B-) Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted May 10, 2005 Author Report Posted May 10, 2005 Most if not all of them. Phineas is a bad MF. That about says it all. My first exposure to Newborn was hearing him with Teddy Edwards and Howard McGhee on 'Together Again'. Good shit top to bottom. BW, I was just going to say.........get THIS! ... but you beat me to it. B-) Together again. That's 2 to put on my list. Quote
BFrank Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 FWIW, Hardbopjazz, if you haven't checked out eMusic yet, you can get most all of his albums there, including Roy Haynes' "We Three". At $10/month for 40 tunes, it's a quick and cheap way to build up your Phineas collection. If you only do the free 50-song trial, you could get most of these for nuthin' ! Quote
wolff Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 What do you Newborn Jr. fans think of Harlem Blues(Contemporary ) with Elvin Jones and Ray Brown? Quote
jlhoots Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 I like Harlem Blues. Besides the usual suspects (all mentioned previously), Young Men From Memphis is fun. Quote
brownie Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 I like 'Harlem Blues' too. But then I also enjoy most of Phineas Newborn albums. A very inventive musician with dazzling technique. There was a reunion of the 'Harlem Blues' trio (Brown, Elvin) on the 1976 Contemporary label again 'Back Home'. Just as good. A suggestion (and favorite Newborn album): check the 'Solo Piano' album on Atlantic. Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted May 10, 2005 Author Report Posted May 10, 2005 FWIW, Hardbopjazz, if you haven't checked out eMusic yet, you can get most all of his albums there, including Roy Haynes' "We Three". At $10/month for 40 tunes, it's a quick and cheap way to build up your Phineas collection. If you only do the free 50-song trial, you could get most of these for nuthin' ! I'm not a fan of downloading MP3's. I like the whole package with linner notes. I'll just go out any get them. Thanks for the infor on emusic. Quote
Stereojack Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 Superb pianist! Took some heat from some critics because of his prodigious technique, but I think he backs it up with great ideas and powerful swing. Made a series of great albums for Contemporary (all available on OJC); also recorded for RCA, Atlantic, Pablo, & Roulette. I heard a few years ago that Capitol was going to reissue the two Roulette albums on one CD, but AFAIK it hasn't happened. Shanachie has released a great TV appearance he made in the early 1960's on VHS, don't know if this has made it to DVD yet. Quote
catesta Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 What do you Newborn Jr. fans think of Harlem Blues(Contemporary ) with Elvin Jones and Ray Brown? I like it very much. Tenderly is a real winner. A Ray Brown solo intro for about two minutes then enters Phineas. Quote
JohnS Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 I had a double of the two Roulette albums years ago and although I generally enjoy Phineas I didn't think too much of them so they did not find a permanent place in my collection. I'd sure like to hear them again to see if my opinion is the same. Quote
BFrank Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 Only slightly off-topic. I did a search on Netflix for Phineas - hoping that the TV show might be available - and it gave me this: "Breakin' (1984)" The credits included THIS - Phineas Newborn III Interesting ... Quote
catesta Posted May 10, 2005 Report Posted May 10, 2005 Only slightly off-topic. I did a search on Netflix for Phineas - hoping that the TV show might be available - and it gave me this: "Breakin' (1984)" The credits included THIS - Phineas Newborn III Interesting ... His son? Quote
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