''Fathead Comes On'' is an album by saxophonist Dave Newman featuring performances recorded in 1961 for the

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Reception

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awarded the album 3 stars stating "a very bluesy album, but also contains its share of tricky melodies and ambitious arrangements".

Track listing

''All compositions by Dave Newman except as indicated'' # " Unchain My Heart" ( Teddy Powell, Robert Sharp, Jr.) - 4:30 # "Cellar Groove" (Norris Austin) - 5:39 # "Alto Sauce" - 5:15 # "Hello There" - 3:07 # "Scufflin'" - 6:36 # "Esther's Melody" - 4:03 # "Lady Day" (Leroy Johnson) - 3:41 *Recorded in New York City on May 3 (tracks 2, 4 & 7) and December 9 (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6), 1961

Personnel

* Dave Newman -

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 ...

, alto saxophone, flute * Marcus Belgrave -

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(tracks 2, 4 & 7) *Norris Austin (tracks 2, 4 & 7), Hank Crawford (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6) -

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

*Jimmy Jefferson (tracks 2, 4 & 7),

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(tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6) - bass * Charlie Persip (tracks 2, 4 & 7), Bruno Carr - drums

References

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