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David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on seminal 1950s and early 1960s recordings by Ray Charles.
- Saxophone, flute
- February 24, 1933, Corsicana, Texas, U.S.
- Musician, composer
- January 20, 2009 (aged 75), Kingston, New York, U.S.
David „Fathead“ Newman (* 24. Februar 1933 in Corsicana, Texas; † 20. Januar 2009 in Kingston, New York) war ein amerikanischer Tenorsaxophonist im Jazz - und Bluesbereich. Den Namenszusatz „Fathead“ hatte er angeblich, weil er sich leicht viele Musikstücke aneignete und auswendig beherrschte.
1959 erschien Newmans erstes Album: „Fathead. Ray Charles presents David Newman.“ Berühmt wurde insbesondere das Eröffnungsstück: “Hard Times”. Ähnlich Bobby Timmons “Moanin’” und einer handvoll anderer bluesy oder churchy konzipierter Stücke jener Tage, verkörpert es ideal den souligen Spirit des Jazz vor einem halben ...
I Remember Brother Ray is an album by American saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman, paying tribute to his bandleader and mentor Ray Charles, which was recorded in 2004 by recording engineer Tobi Nova at Murphy's Place, a jazz club in Toledo, Ohio, and released on the HighNote label the following year. [1] [2] [3] [4]
- August 14, 2004
- Jazz
- January 11, 2005
David (Fathead) Newman, a soft-spoken, sweet-toned jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist who made his name in Ray Charles’s bands from the 1950s to the early ’70s, died on Tuesday in Kingston...
Diamondhead is an album by American saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman which was recorded in 2007 and released on the HighNote label early the following year. [1] [2] [3] [4] Reception. In his review on AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "It is a solid jazz date with some wonderful post-hard bop and soul-jazz touches here. ...
26. Jan. 2009 · Sun 25 Jan 2009 19.01 EST. During the 1980s, the group co-led by the saxophonists David "Fathead" Newman and Hank Crawford kept on proving that what was remarkable about their former...
