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The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!!

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Released
  
1960

The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!! (1960)
  
Straight Ahead (1961)

Producer
  
Cannonball Adderley

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
40:01

Release date
  
1960

Label
  
Riverside Records

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Recorded
  
April 26, 1960 New York City

The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!! (1960)
  
A Double Dose of Soul (1960)

Artists
  
David "Fathead" Newman, James Clay

Similar
  
David "Fathead" Newman albums, Jazz albums

The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!! is the debut album by saxophonist/flautist James Clay and the second album by David "Fathead" Newman featuring performances recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Riverside label.

Contents

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "Cannonball Adderley supervised the session, putting the spotlight on the competitive horns who really battle it out".

Track listing

  1. "Wide Open Spaces" (Babs Gonzales) - 12:15
  2. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:34
  3. "Some Kinda Mean" (Keter Betts) - 6:35
  4. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 5:46
  5. "Figger-Ration" (Gonzales) - 8:51

Personnel

  • James Clay - tenor saxophone, flute
  • David "Fathead" Newman - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
  • Wynton Kelly - piano
  • Sam Jones - bass
  • Art Taylor - drums
  • Songs

    1Wide Open Spaces12:14
    2They Can't Take That Away From Me6:33
    3Some Kinda Mean6:35

    References

    The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!! Wikipedia


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