Straight Ahead (David "Fathead" Newman album)
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| Straight Ahead | ||||
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | December 21, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Atlantic Studio A, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:04 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1366 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
| David "Fathead" Newman chronology | ||||
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Straight Ahead is an album by American saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman, featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the Atlantic label.[1][2][3][4]
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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]