Released 1961 Length 38:04 Release date 1961 Label Rhino Atlantic | Recorded December 21, 1960
NYC Artist David "Fathead" Newman Producer Nesuhi Ertegun Genre Jazz | |
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Straight Ahead
(1961) Fathead Comes On
(1961) Similar Fathead Comes On, Fathead, The Sound of the Wide Open Sp, House of David, The Weapon | ||
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Straight Ahead is an album by saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the Atlantic label.
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Reception
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".
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
Songs
1Batista's Groove7:25
2Skylark4:39
3Night Of Nisan7:59
References
Straight Ahead (David "Fathead" Newman album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA