''House of David'' is an album by saxophonist
David Newman featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the
Atlantic
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label.
David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography
accessed November 16, 2018
Reception
Allmusic
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awarded the album 3 stars stating "This album boils with inventive hooks and the soulful combination of organ and guitar that would become more pop-oriented on subsequent Newman recordings".
Track listing
''All compositions by David Newman except as indicated''
# " I Wish You Love" (Charles Trenet
Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet (; 18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001) was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics to nearly a thousand songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These include ...
) - 6:09
# "One Room Paradise" (J. Leslie McFarland) - 1:37
# "Little Sister" - 8:16
# "Miss Minnie" (Claude Johnson) - 2:29
# "Just Like a Woman
"Just Like a Woman" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan first released on his seventh studio album, ''Blonde on Blonde'' on June 20, 1966. It was written by Dylan and produced by Bob Johnston. A shorter edit was released as a sin ...
" (Bob Dylan
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) - 4:32
# "House of David" - 3:48
# "Blue New" - 3:57
# "The Holy Land" ( Cedar Walton) - 7:21
Personnel
* David 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 ...
, flute
*Kossi Gardner - organ
*Ted Dunbar
Earl Theodore Dunbar (January 17, 1937 – May 29, 1998) was an American jazz guitarist, composer, and educator.
Career
Born in Port Arthur, Texas, Dunbar trained as a pharmacist at Texas Southern University, but by the 1970s he only did pharma ...
- guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...
*Milt Turner
Milton Turner (1930–1993) was a jazz drummer.
After graduating from Pearl High School, he attended Tennessee State University, where he coincided with Hank Crawford, who he later recommended to join him in Ray Charles' band when he took over ...
- drums
References
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1967 albums
David "Fathead" Newman albums
Albums produced by Joel Dorn
Atlantic Records albums