Blue Head Explained

Blue Head
Type:	Live album
Artist:	David "Fathead" Newman Quartet plus Clifford Jordan
Cover:	Blue Head.jpg
Released:	1990
Recorded:	September 3, 1989
Venue:	Riverside Park Arts Festival, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	73:25
Label:	Candid CCD79041
Producer:	Mark Morganelli
Chronology:	David "Fathead" Newman
Prev Title:	Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Blue Greens & Beans
Next Year:	1990

Blue Head is a live album by American saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman's Quartet plus Clifford Jordan recorded at the 5th Annual Riverside Park Arts Festival in 1989 and released on the Candid label.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "The distinctive tenors David Newman and Clifford Jordan make for a potent team on this live jam session set which finds Jordan sitting in with Newman's quartet ... The six performances each clock in between 11 and 15 minutes with plenty of stretching out for the two veteran saxophonists ... Easily recommended to straightahead jazz fans".

Track listing

1. "Strike Up the Band" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 11:10
2. "Blue Head" (David "Fathead" Newman) – 14:13
3. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 12:59
4. "Blues for David" (Buddy Montgomery) – 12:07
5. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 11:50
6. "Eye Witness Blues" (Clifford Jordan) – 11:16

Personnel

• David "Fathead" Newman – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
  • Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Ted Dunbar – guitar
• Charles "Buddy" Montgomery – piano
• Todd Coolman - bass
• Marvin "Smitty" Smith – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/jz/Blue_Head.htm Jazzlists: David Newman discography - album details
2. http://mrmanri.la.coocan.jp/DavidNewman/index.html David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography
3. https://www.jazzdisco.org/candid-records/catalog-79000-series/#ccd-79041 Jazzdisco: Candid Records Catalog: 79000 series
4. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/david-fathead-newman/ Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman