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Released
  
1969

Artist
  
David "Fathead" Newman

Producer
  
Joel Dorn

Genre
  
Jazz

The Many Facets of David Newman (1968)
  
Captain Buckles (1971)

Release date
  
1969

Label
  
Rhino Atlantic

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Recorded
  
March 7, and December 2, 3 & 4, 1968 and February 11, 1969 NYC

Similar
  
David "Fathead" Newman albums, Jazz albums

The Many Facets of David Newman is an album by saxophonist David Newman featuring performances recorded in 1968 for the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

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".

Track listing

All compositions by David Newman except as indicated

  1. "Shiloh" - 4:31
  2. "We're a Winner" (Curtis Mayfield) - 3:08
  3. "Children of Abraham" (William S. Fischer) - 10:08
  4. "Headstart" - 2:54
  5. "Chained No More" - 6:24
  6. "The Funky Way to Treat Somebody" (Calvin Arnold) - 3:07
  7. "Sylvia" (Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder) - 3:19
  8. "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)

    • Songs

    1Shiloh4:31
    2We're A Winner3:08
    3Children Of Abraham10:09

    References

    The Many Facets of David Newman Wikipedia
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