United Artists – UAL 4029Rec. Date : January 30, 1959Stream this Album Alto Sax : Frank StrozierBass : Jamil NasserDrums : Charles CrosbyGuitar : Calvin NewbornPiano : Phineas Newborn, Jr.Tenor Sax : George ColemanTrumpet : Booker Little, Louis Smith Billboard : 07/20/1959 Fine four-track package offers some time solo and group work on the parts of the principals. Star Eyes is an especially rewarding…
Atlantic – 1235Rec. Dates : May 3, 1956, May 4, 1956 Stream this Album Piano : Phineas NewbornBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Kenny ClarkeGuitar : Calvin Newborn Billboard : 08/18/1956Score of 84 On the basis of this first record, Memphis-born Newborn can be labeled one of the most promising of new musicians on the jazz…
Contemporary – M3596 / S7596Rec. Dates : June 26, 1961Stream this Album Trumpet : Howard McGheeBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly MannePiano : Phineas Newborn Audio Charles A. Robertson : February, 1962 Words of praise always greet the initial recording of a jazz veteran staging a comeback, but everything depends on what is said after the third or fourth time…
