1968 studio album by David Newman
Bigger & Better David Newman featuring performances recorded in 1968 for the Atlantic label.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 5]
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The sessions that resulted in Bigger & Better feature Newman with a string section and studio musicians for forgettable versions of two Beatles songs, a pair of Sam Cooke R&B pieces and a couple of lesser items".[ 5]
Track listing
"Yesterday " (John Lennon , Paul McCartney ) - 4:03
"And I Love Her " (Lennon, McCartney) - 5:46
"The Thirteenth Floor" (David Newman) - 5:56
"Ain't That Good News " (Sam Cooke ) - 3:46
"A Change Is Gonna Come " (Cooke) - 5:35
"For Sylvia" (William S. Fischer) - 6:43
Personnel
David Newman - tenor saxophone , alto saxophone , flute Melvin Lastie (tracks 1–5), Joe Newman (tracks 1 & 2), Jimmy Owens (tracks 3–5) - trumpet Benny Powell - trombone (tracks 1–5)Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone (tracks 1–5)Henry Haywood (tracks 1 & 2), Jerome Richardson (tracks 3–5) - baritone saxophone
George Stubbs - piano (track 6)
Billy Butler (tracks 1, 2 & 6), Eric Gale (tracks 3–6) - guitar Richard Davis - bass (tracks 1–5)Chuck Rainey - electric bass Bernard Purdie - drums Winston Collymore, Leo Cruczek, Richard Elias, Emanuel Green, Leo Kahn, Gene Orloff , Matthew Raimondi - violin (tracks 1–3, 5 7 6)
Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke - viola (tracks 1–3, 5 & 6)
Kermit Moore - cello (tracks 1–3, 5 & 6)
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