I Love a Piano (album) explained

I Love a Piano
Type:	Album
Artist:	Phineas Newborn Jr.
Cover:	I Love a Piano (album).jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	October 26, 27, 28 & 29, 1959 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Roulette R 52043
Producer:	Teddy Reig
Chronology:	Phineas Newborn Jr.
Prev Title:	Piano Portraits by Phineas Newborn
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	A World of Piano!
Next Year:	1961

I Love a Piano is an album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1959 and released on the Roulette label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 2:41
2. "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 3:04
3. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Razaf) – 3:55
4. "I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:27
5. "The Midnight Sun Will Never Set" (Dorcas Cochran, Quincy Jones, Henri Salvador) – 4:03
6. "Real Gone Guy" (Nellie Lutcher) – 2:12
7. "Undecided" (Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers) – 3:40
8. "Ivy League Blues" (Phineas Newborn Jr.) – 3:46
9. "Love and Marriage" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:01
10. "Give Me the Simple Life" (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) – 4:12

Personnel

• Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
• John Simmons – bass
• Roy Haynes – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/phineas-newborn-jr/catalog/#roulette-r-52043 Phineas Newborn Jr. discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/i-love-a-piano-mw0000906658 Allmusic listing