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| 1. | Please Send Me Someone to Love
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| 2. | Rough Ridin'
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| 3. | Come Sunday
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| 4. | Brentwood Blues
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| 5. | He's a Real Gone Guy
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| 6. | Black Coffee
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| 7. | Little Niles
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| 8. | Stay on It
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Jazz
Phineas Newborn, Jr. - Piano
Elvin Jones - Drums
Ray Brown - Bass
* Bret Lopez - Photography
* George Kershaw - Design
* Kirk Felton - Remastering
* Leonard Feather - Liner Notes
* Lester Koenig - Engineer, Producer
The brilliant pianist Phineas Newborn, Jr. (1931-89) found few occasions to enter a recording studio during his troubled life, though he made the most of what chances he got especially on the half-dozen trio sessions he recorded for Contemporary between 1961 and 1976. This album and its companion, Harlem Blues (OJC-662), document Newborn's initial encounter with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Elvin Jones, two players who brought a technical mastery and stylistic range to the date that matched the pianist's. As usual, there are many examples of Newborn's glowing touch and effortless two-handed dexterity on tracks like "Rough Ridin'" and "Black Coffee" that will humble even the most accomplished pianists; but there is also a depth of feeling on the title track and "Come Sunday" that recall Newborn's roots in the Memphis blues tradition. As with his other Contemporary albums, Please Send Me Someone to Love will be eagerly studied by the growing rank of pianists who see Newborn's combination of virtuosity and depth as a standard for further explorations.
On two days in 1969, pianist Phineas Newborn recorded enough material for two albums (the other is titled Harlem Blues), which is fortunate because these were his only recordings of the 1965-73 period. Unfortunately, neither set has been reissued on CD yet. Newborn, who is joined by bassist Ray Brown and drummer Elvin Jones, performs a blues and bop set which includes such tunes as "Rough Ridin'," "He's a Real Gone Guy," "Little Niles" and his own "Brentwood Blues." The emphasis generally is on vintage tunes, and Newborn shows throughout that he was still very much in his musical prime.
--- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Phineas Newborn, Jr.
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s
Born: Dec 14, 1931 in Whiteville, TN
Died: May 26, 1989 in Memphis, TN
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz
One of the most technically skilled and brilliant pianists in jazz during his prime, Phineas Newborn remains a bit of a mystery. Plagued by mental and physical problems of unknown origin, Newborn faded from the scene in the mid-1960s, only to re-emerge at irregular intervals throughout his life. Newborn could be compared to Oscar Peterson in that his bop-based style was largely unclassifiable, his technique was phenomenal, and he was very capable of enthralling an audience playing a full song with just his left hand.
He started out working in Memphis R&B bands with his brother, guitarist Calvin Newborn, and recorded with local players including B.B. King in the early 1950s. Brief stints with Lionel Hampton and Willis Jackson preceded a period in the military (1952-54). After moving to New York in 1956, Newborn astounded fans and critics alike. Although he worked briefly with Charles Mingus (1958) and Roy Haynes, Newborn usually performed at the head of a trio or quartet. His early recordings for Atlantic (1956), Victor, Roulette and Contemporary are quite outstanding. Unfortunately, after the mid-'60s, Newborn's profile dropped sharply, and although there were further recordings for Contemporary (1969), Atlantic (1969), Pablo (1976) and the Japanese Philips (1977) label, and although he still sounded strong when appearing in public, the pianist was in danger of being forgotten by most of the jazz world during his last decade. Spending most of his time in Memphis, he was an inspiration to many younger pianists including James Williams, Harold Mabern, Mulgrew Miller, Donald Brown and Geoff Keezer, who after Newborn's death would dedicate their work as the Contemporary Piano Ensemble to Phineas. Fortunately, the episode of Jazz Scene USA that features Phineas Newborn in 1962 has been made available on a video by Shanachie.
--- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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