Here Is Phineas

Here Is Phineas
Studio album by Phineas Newborn, Jr.
Released	1957
Recorded	May 3 & 4, 1956 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:14
Label	Atlantic LP 1235
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Phineas Newborn, Jr. chronology
Here Is Phineas (1956) Phineas' Rainbow (1956)

Here Is Phineas (subtitled The Piano Artistry of Phineas Newborn Jr.) is the debut album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn, Jr. recorded in 1956 and released on the Atlantic label.^[1][2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "some listeners may shake their heads at his constant outpouring of technically impossible runs (those speedy octaves are ridiculous) – but if one has chops on this level, one should feel free to display them. This is a dazzling debut from an ill-fated but classic pianist".^[3] Reviewing the reissued album for JazzTimes, Miles Jordan wrote "Praised in some quarters for his 'fabulous technique' and damned in others for his 'lack of feeling,' Phineas (say 'Finus') Newborn, Jr. burst onto the NYC scene from Memphis like a sky rocket".^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

1. "Barbados" (Charlie Parker) - 4:01
2. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 7:22
3. "The More I See You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 4:01
4. "Celia" (Bud Powell) - 3:06
5. "Daahoud" (Clifford Brown) - 3:34
6. "Newport Blues" (Phineas Newborn, Jr.) - 4:32
7. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) - 3:05
8. "Afternoon in Paris" (John Lewis) - 6:45

Personnel

• Phineas Newborn, Jr. - piano
• Calvin Newborn - guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 8)
• Oscar Pettiford - bass (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 8)
• Kenny Clarke - drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 8)

References

1. Phineas Newborn, Jr. catalog, accessed May 7, 2015
2. Phineas Newborn, Jr. discography, accessed May 7, 2015
3. Yanow, Scott. Here Is Phineas – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
4. Jordan, M., JazzTimes Review, November 1999