Calvin Newborn • Up City!

 

Imagine a young Calvin Newborn, migrating from Beale Street to the Big Apple in the mid-1950s: Guitar in hand, he pounded the big city pavement from Birdland to Broadway, earning the nickname "UpCity" from none other than Miles Davis, who was more than impressed with the Memphis musician.
Over the last five decades, Calvin - the brother of jazz virtuoso Phineas Newborn - has bounced from Memphis to New York and back again, anchoring sessions for Hank Crawford, Earl Hines, B.B. King, Jimmy Forrest, Wild Bill Davis, Hank Crawford, and everyone in between.
UpCity reflects the diversity of Calvin's jazz style: The album was cut at dual sessions in Memphis and New York (with trumpeter Bill Mobley, saxman Bill Easley, drummer Tony Reedus, and pianist Charles Thomas) during the late 1990s, then originally self-released on Calvin's own label, Omnifarious Music. Today, Yellow Dog Records is proud to issue this jazz classic, praised by the late James Williams, Cadence Magazine, and more, nationally for the first time.

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Imagina a un joven Calvin Newborn, emigrando de Beale Street a la Gran Manzana a mediados de los años 50: Guitarra en mano, recorrió las aceras de la gran ciudad desde Birdland hasta Broadway, ganándose el apodo de "UpCity" nada menos que de Miles Davis, que quedó más que impresionado con el músico de Memphis.
A lo largo de las últimas cinco décadas, Calvin -hermano del virtuoso del jazz Phineas Newborn- ha rebotado de Memphis a Nueva York y viceversa, presentando sesiones para Hank Crawford, Earl Hines, B.B. King, Jimmy Forrest, Wild Bill Davis, Hank Crawford y todos los demás.
UpCity refleja la diversidad del estilo de jazz de Calvin: El álbum se grabó en sesiones dobles en Memphis y Nueva York (con el trompetista Bill Mobley, el saxofonista Bill Easley, el baterista Tony Reedus y el pianista Charles Thomas) a finales de la década de 1990, y luego se autoeditó originalmente en el propio sello de Calvin, Omnifarious Music. Hoy, Yellow Dog Records se enorgullece de publicar por primera vez a nivel nacional este clásico del jazz, elogiado por el difunto James Williams, Cadence Magazine y otros.


Colaborador / Contributor:  Mich58

Tracks:
01 - Up City!
02 - Them New Blues
03 - Song For Basie
04 - Vision
05 - Rhythm Makes The Heart Grow Stronger
06 - Seventh Heaven
07 - A Piece Of The Pie
08 - Newborn Blues
09 - Ubiquity
10 - Going Home

Arranged By, Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Bill Mobley
Contrabass – Jamil Nasser
Drums – Tom Lonardo, Tony Reedus
Organ – Tony Thomas
Piano – Charles Thomas
Producer, Guitar – Calvin Newborn
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Bill Easley

1998

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