Here Is Phineas


Here Is Phineas is the debut album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in May 1956 and released on the Atlantic label in August 1956.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "some listeners may shake their heads at his constant outpouring of technically impossible runs – 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". 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 Newborn, Jr. burst onto the NYC scene from Memphis like a sky rocket".

Track listing

  1. "Barbados" – 4:01
  2. "All the Things You Are" – 7:22
  3. "The More I See You" – 4:01
  4. "Celia" – 3:06
  5. "Daahoud" – 3:34
  6. "Newport Blues" – 4:32
  7. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" – 3:05
  8. "Afternoon in Paris" – 6:45

Personnel