A World of Piano!

A World of Piano!
Studio album by Phineas Newborn, Jr.
Released	1962
Recorded	October 16 and November 21, 1961 Contemporary Records Studio, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:34
Label	Contemporary C3600/S7600
Producer	Lester Koenig
Phineas Newborn, Jr. chronology
I Love a Piano (1959) A World of Piano! (1961) The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. (1962)

A World of Piano! is an album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn, Jr. recorded in 1961 and released on the Contemporary label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "the virtuosic Newborn is essentially the whole show anyway. He performs five jazz standards and three obscurities by jazz composers on this superb recital".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

1. "Cheryl" (Charlie Parker) - 3:44
2. "Manteca" (Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) - 4:18
3. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) - 6:40
4. "Daahoud" (Clifford Brown) - 4:40
5. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) - 3:02
6. "Juicy Lucy" (Horace Silver) - 4:50
7. "For Carl" (Leroy Vinnegar) - 7:27
8. "Cabu" (Roland Alexander) - 4:53

• Recorded at Contemporary Records Studio in Hollywood, CA on October 16 (tracks 1-4) and November 21 (tracks 5-8), 1961

Personnel

• Phineas Newborn, Jr. - piano
• Paul Chambers (tracks 1-4), Sam Jones (tracks 5-8) - bass
• Philly Joe Jones (tracks 1-4), Louis Hayes (tracks 5-8) - drums

References

1. Phineas Newborn, Jr. discography, accessed May 7, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. A World of Piano! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 152. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.