The Many Facets of David Newman

The Many Facets of David Newman is an album by American saxophonist David Newman featuring performances recorded in 1968 for the Atlantic label.[1][2][3][4]

The Many Facets of David Newman
Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedMarch 7, and December 2, 3 & 4, 1968 and February 11, 1969
NYC
GenreJazz
LabelAtlantic
SD 1524
ProducerJoel Dorn
David Newman chronology
Bigger & Better
(1968)
The Many Facets of David Newman
(1969)
Captain Buckles
(1971)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [5]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The Many Facets of David Newman is less poppish and more blues-oriented with the lengthy "Children of Abraham" showing some passion, but overall the material is rather weak and has not aged very well".[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by David Newman except as indicated

  1. "Shiloh" - 4:31
  2. "We're a Winner" (Curtis Mayfield) - 3:08
  3. "Children of Abraham" (William S. Fischer) - 10:08
  4. "Headstart" - 2:54
  5. "Chained No More" - 6:24
  6. "The Funky Way to Treat Somebody" (Calvin Arnold) - 3:07
  7. "Sylvia" (Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder) - 3:19
  8. "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) - 6:10

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1500 series accessed July 20, 2015
  2. ^ David Newman discography accessed July 20, 2015
  3. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman accessed November 29, 2018
  4. ^ David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography accessed November 16, 2018
  5. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Bigger & Better/The Many Facets of David Newman – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2015.