Phineas' Rainbow is the second album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1956 and released on the RCA Victor label in February 1957.[1][2][3]

Phineas' Rainbow
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1957 (1957-02)[1]
RecordedOctober 16, 19 & 22, 1956
New York City
GenreJazz
Length46:26
LabelRCA Victor LPM 1421
Phineas Newborn Jr. chronology
Here Is Phineas
(1956)
Phineas' Rainbow
(1957)
While My Lady Sleeps
(1957)

Reception

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The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Phineas Newborn Jr. except as indicated

  1. "Overtime" – 3:45
  2. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 4:19
  3. "Come to Baby, Do!" (Inez James, Sidney Miller) – 4:09
  4. "Stairway to the Stars" (Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli) – 5:22
  5. "Land's End" (Harold Land) – 5:21
  6. "Clarisse" – 4:37
  7. "She (She Means Everything to Me)" (George Shearing) – 4:22
  8. "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) – 4:20
  9. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 4:02
  10. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 6:09

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Editorial Staff, Cash Box (February 16, 1957). "February Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. ^ Phineas Newborn Jr. catalog, accessed May 11, 2015
  3. ^ Phineas Newborn Jr. discography, accessed May 11, 2015
  4. ^ a b Allmusic listing accessed May 11, 2015