Straight Ahead is an album by American saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the Atlantic label.[1][2][3][4]
Straight Ahead | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | December 21, 1960 | |||
Studio | Atlantic Recording Studios, studio A NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:04 | |||
Label | Atlantic SD 1366 | |||
Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
David "Fathead" Newman chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
DownBeat | [6] |
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer, Leonard Feather, described the album as "A modest, honest, most agreeable set", and highlighted Kelly's contributions, which he described as "amounting at times to a virtual duet with Newman".[6] AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "There is nothing particularly innovative about this recording, but the level of expertise and musical maturity displayed here is truly astonishing. This is simply straight-ahead hard bop performed by some of the finest musicians in 1960s jazz".[5]
All compositions by David "Fathead" Newman except as indicated