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I Feel Like a Newman

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Released
  
1956

I Feel Like a Newman (1955)
  
The Midgets (1956)

Release date
  
1956

Label
  
Storyville Records

Length
  
41:43

Artist
  
Joe Newman

Producer
  
George Wein

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
April 1956 New York City

Similar
  
Joe Newman albums, Jazz albums

I Feel Like a Newman is an album by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman recorded in 1956 and originally released on the Storyville label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "the music always swings and the talented musicians are in fine form".

Track listing

  1. "This Time the Dream's on Me" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 3:15
  2. "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:24
  3. "Midgets" (Joe Newman) - 4:45
  4. "Sweetie Cake" (Ernie Wilkins) - 4:44
  5. "East of the Sun" (Brooks Bowman) - 5:05
  6. "Diffugalty" (Osie Johnston) - 3:12
  7. "I Feel Like a Newman" (Manny Albam) - 2:51
  8. "King Size" (Wilkins) - 6:38
  9. "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) - 4:11
  10. "My Blue Heaven" (Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting) - 3:38

Personnel

  • Joe Newman- trumpet
  • Billy Byers - trombone (tracks 1-3 & 6-9)
  • Gene Quill - alto saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 6-9)
  • Frank Foster - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 6-9)
  • Frank Wess - tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 4, 5, 10 & 11)
  • John Lewis (tracks 1-3 & 6-9), Sir Charles Thompson (tracks 4, 5, 10 & 11) - piano
  • Freddie Green - guitar (tracks 1-3 & 6-9)
  • Milt Hinton (tracks 1-3 & 6-9), Eddie Jones (tracks 4, 5, 10 & 11) - bass
  • Osie Johnson (tracks 1-3 & 6-9), Shadow Wilson (tracks 4, 5, 10 & 11) - drums

    • References

    I Feel Like a Newman Wikipedia
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