At the age of 70, veteran tenor saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman is in prime form throughout this well-rounded set.
He jams bebop on Charlie Parker's "Visa," shows off his large tone on the ballads "Time After Time" and "When I Fall in Love," romps on the boogaloo "Shakabu," pays tribute to his former boss Herbie Mann on "Passing Through," and plays flute quite expertly on "Song for the New Man." Also quite worthy are a pair of Newman's newer songs, "Fast Lane" and "Lonesome Head." Trombonist Curtis Fuller is in excellent form during his six appearances and pianist John Hicks leads a particularly supportive rhythm section.
Highly recommended to straight-ahead jazz fans, this set shows that David "Fathead" Newman, who has had a diverse career, is at heart a big-toned swinger in the tradition of Gene Ammons.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VisaCharlie Parker | David "Fathead" Newman | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Time After TimeSammy Cahn, Jule Styne | David "Fathead" Newman | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Shakabu | David "Fathead" Newman | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Song for the New ManPat Rebillot | David "Fathead" Newman | Play | 05:37 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Passing ThroughHerbie Mann | David "Fathead" Newman | Play | 09:05 | 20 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Fast Lane | David "Fathead" Newman | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Lonesome HeadDavid "Fathead" Newman | David "Fathead" Newman | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | When I Fall in LoveEdward Heyman, Victor Young | David "Fathead" Newman | Play | 11:29 | 26 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | This I Dig of YouHank Mobley | David "Fathead" Newman | Play | 06:02 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 54 mins | 124 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 2 | Jimmy Cobb | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 3 | Joe Fields | Executive Producer |
| 4 | Curtis Fuller | Guest Artist, Trombone |
| 5 | Roy Gumpel | Photography |
| 6 | Edward Heyman | Composer |
| 7 | John Hicks | Guest Artist, Piano |
| 8 | Herbie Mann | Composer |
| 9 | John Menegon | Bass |
| 10 | Hank Mobley | Composer |
| 11 | Peter Muller | Design |
| 12 | David "Fathead" Newman | Composer, Flute, Primary Artist, Producer, Sax (Tenor) |
| 13 | Keiji Obata | Design |
| 14 | Charlie Parker | Composer |
| 15 | Houston Person | Producer |
| 16 | Pat Rebillot | Composer |
| 17 | Jule Styne | Composer |
| 18 | Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer, Mastering, Mixing |
| 19 | Victor Young | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |