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Released
  
1962

Artist
  
Phineas Newborn Jr.

Producer
  
Lester Koenig

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
39:34

Release date
  
1962

Label
  
Contemporary Records

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Recorded
  
October 16 and November 21, 1961 Contemporary Records Studio, Hollywood, CA

A World of Piano! (1961)
  
The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. (1962)

Similar
  
Phineas Newborn Jr albums, Jazz albums

A World of Piano! is an album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1961 and released on the Contemporary label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "the virtuosic Newborn is essentially the whole show anyway. He performs five jazz standards and three obscurities by jazz composers on this superb recital".

Track listing

  1. "Cheryl" (Charlie Parker) – 3:44
  2. "Manteca" (Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) – 4:18
  3. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:40
  4. "Daahoud" (Clifford Brown) – 4:40
  5. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 3:02
  6. "Juicy Lucy" (Horace Silver) – 4:50
  7. "For Carl" (Leroy Vinnegar) – 7:27
  8. "Cabu" (Roland Alexander) – 4:53
  • Recorded at Contemporary Records Studio in Hollywood, CA on October 16 (tracks 1–4) and November 21 (tracks 5–8), 1961

    • Personnel

  • Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
  • Paul Chambers (tracks 1–4), Sam Jones (tracks 5–8) – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones (tracks 1–4), Louis Hayes (tracks 5–8) – drums

    • Songs

    1Cheryl3:48
    2Manteca4:22
    3Lush Life6:45

    References

    A World of Piano! Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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