''Fathead'' (subtitled ''Ray Charles Presents David 'Fathead' Newman'' and also referred to as ''Ray Charles Sextet'') is the debut release of American jazz saxophonist

David "Fathead" Newman David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on seminal 1950s an ...

recorded in 1958 but not released until 1960 on the

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accessed November 29, 2018 The complete album was also included with 3 other Newman releases in the 2 CD reissue / compilation, ''It's ''Mister'' Fathead''.

Track listing

#"Hard Times" (Paul Mitchell) – 4:39 #"Weird Beard" ( Hank Crawford) – 4:46 #"

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Ann Ronell Ann Ronell (née Rosenblatt; December 25, 1905 — December 25, 1993) was an American composer and lyricist. She was best known for the standards " Willow Weep for Me" (1932) and " Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" (1933). Early life Ronell was b ...

) – 4:56 #"Bill for Bennie" (Crawford) – 4:14 #"Sweet Eyes" (Crawford) – 3:43 #"Fathead" (Newman) – 5:20 #" Mean to Me" ( Fred E. Ahlert,

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Personnel

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tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

(tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 8), alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 7) *

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* Marcus Belgrave –

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* Bennie (Hank) Crawford – baritone saxophone * Edgar Willis – bass * Milt Turner – drums

References

*LP: Atlantic Records 1304 *CD: Atlantic Jazz Masters 8122-73708-2 (2003) *CD compilation: 32 Jazz 32053 *

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, '' Fathead, Ray Charles Presents David 'Fathead' Newman' at allmusic.com *Allmusic, '' It's Mr. Fathead' at allmusic.com 1960 debut albums David "Fathead" Newman albums Atlantic Records albums Albums produced by Jerry Wexler Albums produced by Nesuhi Ertegun {{1960s-jazz-album-stub