Jazz
2 LPs on 1 CD:
David "Fathead" Newman: THE WEAPON (1973)
Dizzy Gillespie: AT HOME AND ABROAD (1957)
THE WEAPON
David "Fathead" Newman (alto & tenor saxophones, flute); Frank Wess (alto saxophone); Seldon Powell (tenor saxophone); Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone); Daniel Orlock (trumpet, cornet); Wilmer Wise, Joe Wilder, Ernie Royal (trumpet); Paul Ingraham (French horn); Robert Moore (trombone); Jon Dorn (tuba); Dr. John (piano, organ); Richard Tee (organ); David Spinozza, Cornell Dupree (guitar); Chuck Rainey (bass); Jimmy Johnson, Charles Collins, Bernard Purdie (drums); Ralph McDonald (percussion).
The Sweet Inspirations: Myrna Smith, Jeanette Brown, Sylvia Shemwell, Judy Clay (background vocals)
AT HOME & ABROAD
Dizzy Gillespie (vocals, trumpet); Joe Carroll (vocals); Bill Graham (baritone saxophone); Milt Jackson (vibraphone, piano); Percy Heath (bass); Al Jones (drums)
Recorded in New York, New York
During the '50s and '60s, David "Fathead" Newman worked with many of the greatest jazz artists and was best known for his long association with Ray Charles. He's paired with an outing from the one and only Dizzy Gillespie, the man many consider to be the best jazz trumpeter of all time.
Includes liner notes by Gary Kramer. |
