Newer Than New Explained

Newer Than New
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Barry Harris Quintet
Cover:	Newer Than New.jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	September 28, 1961 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:57
Label:	Riverside RLP 413
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Chronology:	Barry Harris
Prev Title:	Listen to Barry Harris
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Chasin' the Bird
Next Year:	1962

Newer Than New is an album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in 1961 and released on the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Ronny D. Lankforth, Jr. stating, "the music still sounds fresh and exciting... Jazz styles, like all styles, come and go, but great music like Newer Than New transcends styles".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Barry Harris except as indicated

1. "Mucho Dinero" - 3:44
2. "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) - 4:50
3. "Burgundy" - 7:01
4. "The Last One" - 4:57
5. "Anthropology" (Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker) - 4:17
6. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:12
7. "Make Haste" - 5:39
8. "Nightingale" (George Rosner, Fred Wise) - 5:17

Personnel

• Barry Harris - piano
• Lonnie Hillyer - trumpet
• Charles McPherson - alto saxophone
• Ernie Farrow - bass
• Clifford Jarvis - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-400-series/#rlp-413 Riverside Records discography
2. Lankforth Jr., R. D. Allmusic Review, accessed September 11, 2012