| A World of Piano! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1962 | |||
| Recorded | October 16, November 21, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Contemporary Records Studio, West Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:34 | |||
| Label | Contemporary C3600/S7600 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Phineas Newborn Jr. chronology | ||||
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A World of Piano! is an album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1961[1] and released on the Contemporary label in June 1962.[2]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "the virtuosic Newborn is essentially the whole show anyway. He performs five jazz standards and three obscurities by jazz composers on this superb recital".[3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [5] |
Track listing
- "Cheryl" (Charlie Parker) – 3:44
- "Manteca" (Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) – 4:18
- "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:40
- "Daahoud" (Clifford Brown) – 4:40
- "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 3:02
- "Juicy Lucy" (Horace Silver) – 4:50
- "For Carl" (Leroy Vinnegar) – 7:27
- "Cabu" (Roland Alexander) – 4:53
- Recorded at Contemporary Records Studio in Hollywood, CA on October 16 (tracks 1–4) and November 21 (tracks 5–8), 1961
Personnel
- Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
- Paul Chambers (tracks 1–4), Sam Jones (tracks 5–8) – bass
- Philly Joe Jones (tracks 1–4), Louis Hayes (tracks 5–8) – drums
References
- ↑ Phineas Newborn Jr. discography, accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ Editorial Staff, Billboard (16 June 1962). "Spotlight Albums of the Week". Billboard Music Week. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. A World of Piano! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 152. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1072. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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