PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN

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(born December 14, 1931 in Whiteville, Tennessee-died May 26, 1989 in Memphis, Tennessee) was an American jazz pianist, whose principal influences were Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson and Bud Powell. Newborn came from a musical family with his father being a blues musician and his brother (Edwin) Calvin Newborn (born April 27, 1933) being a jazz guitarist. Phineas studied piano as well as trumpet, tenor and baritone sax or horn.

Newborn first played in an R&B band led by his father (Phineas Snr), a drummer and with Tuff Green and his brother before moving on to work with Lionel Hampton, Charles Mingus, and others. His earliest recordings were with blues harmonica player Big Walter Horton.

From 1956 he began to perform in New York City, making his first album as a leader in that year. He created enough interest internationally to work as a single in Stockholm in 1958 and
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PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Here Is Phineas (aka The Piano Artistry Of Phineas Newborn, Jr. ) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Here Is Phineas (aka The Piano Artistry Of Phineas Newborn, Jr. )
Hard Bop 1956
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Phineas' Rainbow album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Phineas' Rainbow
Hard Bop 1956
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Plays Harold Arlen's Music From Jamaica album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Plays Harold Arlen's Music From Jamaica
Hard Bop 1957
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN While My Lady Sleeps album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
While My Lady Sleeps
Hard Bop 1957
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Fabulous Phineas album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Fabulous Phineas
Hard Bop 1958
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Piano Portraits by Phineas Newborn album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Portraits by Phineas Newborn
Hard Bop 1959
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN I Love a Piano (aka Estrellas Del Jazz) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Love a Piano (aka Estrellas Del Jazz)
Hard Bop 1960
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN A World of Piano! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A World of Piano!
Hard Bop 1962
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr.
Hard Bop 1963
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN The Newborn Touch album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Newborn Touch
Hard Bop 1966
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Please Send Me Someone to Love album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Please Send Me Someone to Love
Hard Bop 1969
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Solo Piano album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Solo Piano
Hard Bop 1975
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Harlem Blues album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harlem Blues
Hard Bop 1975
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Look Out - Phineas Is Back! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Look Out - Phineas Is Back!
Hard Bop 1978
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Phineas Newborn Plays Again ! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Phineas Newborn Plays Again !
Hard Bop 1978
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Back Home album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Back Home
Hard Bop 1985

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PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Phineas Is Genius album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Phineas Is Genius
Hard Bop 1978
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Tivoli Encounter album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Tivoli Encounter
Hard Bop 1997

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PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Echoes of an Era album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Echoes of an Era
Hard Bop 1981
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Phineas' Rainbow / While My Lady Sleeps album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Phineas' Rainbow / While My Lady Sleeps
Hard Bop 1999
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Plays Harold Arlen's Music From Jamaica / Fabulous Phineas album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Plays Harold Arlen's Music From Jamaica / Fabulous Phineas
Hard Bop 1999

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