The Newborn Touch Explained

The Newborn Touch
Type:	Album
Artist:	Phineas Newborn Jr.
Cover:	The Newborn Touch.jpg
Released:	1966
Recorded:	April 1, 1964 Contemporary Records Studio, Hollywood, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:34
Label:	Contemporary C3615/S7615
Producer:	Lester Koenig
Chronology:	Phineas Newborn Jr.
Prev Title:	The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr.
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Please Send Me Someone to Love
Next Year:	1969

The Newborn Touch is an album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1964 and released on the Contemporary label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Phineas Newborn's only recording of the 1963-1968 period, the trio outing with bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Frank Butler, finds Newborn's virtuosic style unchanged from the late '50s... Newborn's remarkable control of the piano was still unimpaired".

Track listing

1. "A Walkin' Thing" (Benny Carter) – 4:37
2. "Double Play" (Russ Freeman) – 3:59
3. "The Sermon" (Hampton Hawes) – 2:40
4. "Diane" (Art Pepper) – 4:17
5. "The Blessing" (Ornette Coleman) – 3:08
6. "Grooveyard" (Carl Perkins) – 3:07
7. "Blue Daniel" (Frank Rosolino) – 3:18
8. "Hard to Find" (Leroy Vinnegar) – 4:04
9. "Pazmuerte" (Jimmy Woods) – 3:30
10. "Be Deedle Dee Do" (Barney Kessel) – 4:04
11. "Good Lil' Man" (Marvin Jenkins) – 3:10 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "Be Deedle Dee Do" [alternate take] (Kessel) – 4:50 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
• Leroy Vinnegar – bass
• Frank Butler – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/phineas-newborn-jr/catalog/#contemporary-m-3600 Phineas Newborn Jr. discography