| Straight Ahead | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | David "Fathead" Newman |
| Cover: | Straight Ahead (David Fathead Newman album).jpg |
| Released: | 1961 |
| Recorded: | December 21, 1960 |
| Studio: | Atlantic Recording Studios, studio A NYC |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 38:04 |
| Label: | Atlantic SD 1366 |
| Producer: | Nesuhi Ertegun |
| Chronology: | David "Fathead" Newman |
| Prev Title: | The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!! |
| Prev Year: | 1960 |
| Next Title: | Fathead Comes On |
| Next Year: | 1961 |
Straight Ahead is an album by American saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the Atlantic label.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer, Leonard Feather, described the album as "A modest, honest, most agreeable set", and highlighted Kelly's contributions, which he described as "amounting at times to a virtual duet with Newman". AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "There is nothing particularly innovative about this recording, but the level of expertise and musical maturity displayed here is truly astonishing. This is simply straight-ahead hard bop performed by some of the finest musicians in 1960s jazz".
All compositions by David "Fathead" Newman except as indicated