The Weapon (album)

The Weapon
Studio album / Live album by David Newman
Released 1973
Recorded September 25-28, 1972
Atlantic Recording Studios and Regent Sound Studios in NYC and Maxine's Starlight Lounge in Newark, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length 32:45
Label Atlantic
SD 1638
Producer Joel Dorn
David Newman chronology
Lonely Avenue
(1972)
The Weapon
(1973)
Newmanism
(1974)

The Weapon is an album by saxophonist David Newman featuring performances recorded in 1972 for the Atlantic label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Despite its flaws and imperfections, The Weapon is recommended to those who like their jazz laced with a lot of R&B".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Missy" (David Newman) - 5:29
  2. "Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong" (Dee Ervin) - 4:22
  3. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 7:00
  4. "Yes We Can Can" (Allen Toussaint) - 3:51
  5. "Happy Times" (Toussaint, Cosimo Matassa) - 4:01
  6. "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) - 4:37
  7. "Freedom for the Stallion" (Toussaint) - 3:25

Personnel

References

  1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1600 series accessed September 15, 2015
  2. David Newman discography accessed September 15, 2015
  3. 1 2 Henderson, Alex. The Weapon – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
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