Phineas Rainbow

Phineas Newborn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 16, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA Fs Imports
• ASIN: B000006UC4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #457,805 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Overtime

2. Angel Eyes

3. Come to Baby, Do!

4. Stairway to the Stars

5. Land's End

6. Clarisse

7. She (She Means Everything to Me)

8. Tin Tin Deo

9. Autumn in New York

10. What Is This Thing Called Love?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sparkling set of standards from elusive piano wiz, January 15, 2003

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J. Levinson (Media, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phineas Rainbow (Audio CD)

In October 1956, the elusive piano wizard recorded a sparkling set of standards and two of his originals, accompanied by his brother Calvin on guitar, George Joyner on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. Possessed of phenomenal technique, Phineas was also capable of playing with restraint and sensitivity. This is demonstrated in his solo take on "Stairway to the Stars", in which he allows the tune to gradually climb to a transcendent conclusion without overwhelming the listener with gratuitous volleys of notes. Still, there's plenty of evidence here that he's in the same league as Oscar Peterson when it comes to sheer virtuosity.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great one from Phineas, January 11, 2009

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Peter Fox "all ears" (Stockton, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phineas Rainbow (Audio CD)

Anything by Phineas Newborn is worth hearing. This CD is among his best. Not to be missed is his version of Clifford Brown's Lands End, for which he wrote an entirely different bridge. Phineas wrote a few beautiful songs with women's names for titles: Diane, Pamela... On this CD, there's Clarisse. Among all the great jazz piano players, this man had THE most fabulous touch.