Bigger & Better
| Bigger & Better | ||||
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | March 5, 6 & 7, 1968 NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1505 | |||
| Producer | Joel Dorn | |||
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Bigger & Better is an album by American saxophonist David Newman featuring performances recorded in 1968 for the Atlantic label.[1][2][3][4]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The sessions that resulted in Bigger & Better feature Newman with a string section and studio musicians for forgettable versions of two Beatles songs, a pair of Sam Cooke R&B pieces and a couple of lesser items".[5]
Track listing[edit]
- "Yesterday" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 4:03
- "And I Love Her" (Lennon, McCartney) - 5:46
- "The Thirteenth Floor" (David Newman) - 5:56
- "Ain't That Good News" (Sam Cooke) - 3:46
- "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Cooke) - 5:35
- "For Sylvia" (William S. Fischer) - 6:43
Personnel[edit]
- David Newman - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
- Melvin Lastie (tracks 1-5), Joe Newman (tracks 1 & 2), Jimmy Owens (tracks 3-5) - trumpet
- Benny Powell - trombone (tracks 1-5)
- Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-5)
- Henry Haywood (tracks 1 & 2), Jerome Richardson (tracks 3-5) - baritone saxophone
- George Stubbs - piano (track 6)
- Billy Butler (tracks 1, 2 & 6), Eric Gale (tracks 3-6) - guitar
- Richard Davis - bass (tracks 1-5)
- Chuck Rainey - electric bass
- Bernard Purdie - drums
- Winston Collymore, Leo Cruczek, Richard Elias, Emanuel Green, Leo Kahn, Gene Orloff, Matthew Raimondi - violin (tracks 1-3, 5 7 6)
- Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke - viola (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)
- Kermit Moore - cello (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)
References[edit]
- ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1500 series accessed July 20, 2015
- ^ David Newman discography accessed July 20, 2015
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman accessed November 29, 2018
- ^ David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography accessed November 16, 2018
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Bigger & Better/The Many Facets of David Newman – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
