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Phineas Newborn Jr.

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Newborn's later work was intermittent due to ongoing health problems. This is most true of the period from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s when he faded from view, underappreciated and underrecorded. He made a partial comeback in the late 1970s and early 1980s, although this return ultimately failed to
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the following year. He drew much critical acclaim, for both his leonine technique and meticulously artful playing at any tempo. The most often-noted feature of Newborn's playing is fast-tempo parallel improvisation, two octaves apart in the manner of
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referred to Newborn as "one of the most technically skilled and brilliant pianists in jazz." Evidence of his technical prowess can be heard on tracks such as "Sometimes I'm Happy", from the album
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for some periods, and suffered a nervous breakdown related to conflicts with a record label during his career. Newborn later sustained a hand injury which hindered his playing.
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said, "If I had to choose the best all-around pianist of anyone who's followed me chronologically, unequivocally ... I would say Phineas Newborn, Jr."
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label. Critics often noted his playing style as being too technical, and Newborn developed emotional problems as a result. He was admitted to the
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benefit his financial situation. He died in 1989 after the discovery of a growth on his lungs and was buried in Memphis National Cemetery.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not release. Titles including the artist's full name have been shortened.
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Sextet, with Benny Bailey (t), Oscar Pettiford (b) Rune Carlsson (d). SCCD-36026 - released 1993
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said of him, "In his prime, he was one of the three greatest jazz pianists of all time."
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and considered by many to be the first ever rock & roll record (it was the first
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to pay tribute to Newborn; it recorded two albums and toured internationally.
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Trio, with Carlo Loffredo (b), Sergio Pisi (d). EIJ 2024 - released 1978
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Quartet, with Leroy Vinnegar (b), Milt Turner (d). Contemporary M 3592
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Trio, with Ray Brown (b) and Elvin Jones (d). C 7634 - released 1975
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Among his earliest recordings, from the early 1950s, are those for
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Trio, with Ray Brown (b), Marvin "Smitty" Smith (d). 22OR-50511
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that year, and recorded a sequence of piano trio albums for the
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Trio, with Allen Jackson (b), Clarence Johnston (d). RJ-7420
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Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original
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Quartet, with Teddy Edwards (ts, arr), Leroy Vinnegar (b),
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Phineas Newborn Jr. Plays Harold Arlen's Music from Jamaica
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Despite his setbacks, many of Newborn's records, such as
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Nat Hentoff on the plight of impoverished jazz musicians
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Trio, with Jamil Nasser (b) Tony Reedus (d). 20PJ-10148
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Trio, with John Simmons (b) and Roy Haynes (d). R 52043
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phineas newborn piano trumpet tenor baritone saxophone.
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Quartet, with Calvin Newborn (g), George Joyner (b),
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Memphis and the Great Gathering of the Blues People
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Index


Whiteville, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Jazz
jazz
Art Tatum
Oscar Peterson
Bud Powell
Whiteville, Tennessee
blues
brother, Calvin
Lionel Hampton
Charles Mingus
R&B
Calvin
Tuff Green
Ben Branch
Hi Records
Willie Mitchell
West Memphis
B. B. King
Sun Records
West Memphis
Jackie Brenston
Rocket 88
Sam Phillips
Chess Records
Sun Records
Big Walter Horton
New York City

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