Phineas Newborn Jr. Plays Harold Arlen's Music from Jamaica is an album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1957 and released on the RCA Victor label.[1][2] The album features Newborn's interpretations of compositions from the Broadway musical Jamaica.
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | September 7, 8 & 9, 1957 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LPM 1873 | |||
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Reception edit
The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
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Track listing edit
All compositions by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg
- "Savannah" – 4:10
- "Little Biscuit" – 3:03
- "Cocoanut Sweet" – 4:23
- "Push de Button" – 4:23
- "Napoleon" – 4:20
- "Hooray for de Yankee Dollar" – 3:31
- "For Every Fish" – 3:47
- "Take It Slow, Joe" – 4:20
- "Pity the Sunset" – 4:07
- "Pretty to Walk With" – 2:52
Personnel edit
- Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
- Ernie Royal (tracks 2, 4 & 6–9), Nick Ferrante (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 10) – trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
- Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, flute
- Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Les Spann – guitar
- George Duvivier – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
- Francisco Pozo, Willie Rodriguez – congas, bongos, timbale
- A. K. Salim – arranger
References edit
- ^ Phineas Newborn Jr. catalog, accessed May 11, 2015
- ^ Phineas Newborn Jr. discography, accessed May 11, 2015
- ^ a b Allmusic listing accessed May 11, 2015