Straight Ahead is an album by American saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the Atlantic label.[1][2][3][4]
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | December 21, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Atlantic Recording Studios, studio A NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:04 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1366 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| DownBeat | [6] |
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer, Leonard Feather, described the album as "A modest, honest, most agreeable set", and highlighted Kelly's contributions, which he described as "amounting at times to a virtual duet with Newman".[6] 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".[5]
Track listing
editAll compositions by David "Fathead" Newman except as indicated
- "Batista's Groove" (Marcus Belgrave) - 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series accessed July 20, 2015
- ^ David Newman discography accessed July 20, 2015
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman accessed November 29, 2018
- ^ David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography accessed November 16, 2018
- ^ a b Review, Allmusic. Straight Ahead – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ a b Feather, Leonard (October 12, 1961). "Dave Newman: Straight Ahead". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 21. p. 32.