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The Many Facets of David Newman

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The Many Facets of David Newman
Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedMarch 7, and December 2, 3 & 4, 1968 and February 11, 1969
NYC
GenreJazz
LabelAtlantic
SD 1524
ProducerJoel Dorn
David Newman chronology
Bigger & Better
(1968)
The Many Facets of David Newman
(1969)
Captain Buckles
(1971)

The Many Facets of David Newman is an album by American saxophonist David Newman featuring performances recorded in 1968 for the Atlantic label.[1][2][3][4]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The Many Facets of David Newman is less poppish and more blues-oriented with the lengthy "Children of Abraham" showing some passion, but overall the material is rather weak and has not aged very well".[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by David Newman except as indicated

  1. "Shiloh" - 4:31
  2. "We're a Winner" (Curtis Mayfield) - 3:08
  3. "Children of Abraham" (William S. Fischer) - 10:08
  4. "Headstart" - 2:54
  5. "Chained No More" - 6:24
  6. "The Funky Way to Treat Somebody" (Calvin Arnold) - 3:07
  7. "Sylvia" (Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder) - 3:19
  8. "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) - 6:10

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1500 series accessed July 20, 2015
  2. ^ David Newman discography accessed July 20, 2015
  3. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman accessed November 29, 2018
  4. ^ David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography accessed November 16, 2018
  5. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Bigger & Better/The Many Facets of David Newman – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2015.