2 Phineas Newborn Jr Trio Jazz Scene USA 1962)

[@qiitxxsmitj3491]

I had the honor of playing bass for Phineas in Memphis.even though he was intoxicated, the greatness was still there. Eventually the drummer and myself just stop playing and listened.

[@coolpapa3570]

DAMN!!!!

[@connergraysen6687]

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[@connergraysen6687]

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[@connergraysen6687]

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[@dakarilionel2931]

@Conner Graysen Glad I could help :D

[@charlestrane]

So many jazz artist didn't get the notoriety they deserved maybe no one more than Phineas Newborn.

[@PaulsonJeanty]

Charles Thompson and Art Tatum

[@patrickbritton116]

maybe notoriety isn't the right word...

[@DianeSLewis100]

Phineas was a GENIUS! He played in my Dad's band as a teenager! I see Kenny Dennis is playing drums with him on this video! Kenny used to be married to none other than the magnificent NANCY WILSON. Kenny played drums with me (Stan Gilbert on bass) at the Smokehouse in Toluca Lake in 1975. Wow a trip seeing and hearing them play here!

[@2dasimmons]

Your comments are greatly appreciated. I jad seem Nancy Wilson perform on this venue and I thought the drummer and bassist looked familiar. Nancy introduced her husband to the audience and he introduced the bassist who was a big man like this bassist byt he didn't have straight hair. Have a beautiful day today, September 17, 2019😍

[@sclogse1]

I'm thinking Mel Lewis. Am I right, or another Lewis?

[@spensert4933]

Shout out to all the san Fernando valley jazz people! Smoke house was near NBC and I believe various industry folks would dine there.

[@VicViper26]

A brilliant musician so unfortunately ignored during his time...it's good to see people are finally beginning to listen, though.

[@bobaldo2339]

I don't think anyone who came of age around the time of this video and listened to jazz was unaware of Phineas.

[@marieto1]

Al McKibbon- Double Bass Kenny Dennis- Drums

[@jazzyjohn2010]

Phineas Newborn is secretly admired for his virtuosity, he set a whole new standard of performance for jazz pianists. He is famous amongst accomplished musicians but is not very famous with the general public.

[@2dasimmons]

@@rickjordon401 Quite a few. It's interesting how the music of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and others became so popular in USA after they were copied and studied by young British musicians who were brought over to USA😞

[@bobaldo2339]

@@2dasimmons Actually all both Chuck's and Bo's hits were before the British Invasion. I bought most of their singles as they came out, starting in 1955. Still have them on 45's.

[@deltamae1]

He was so great! He hung out in a room at the Peabody Hotel one night with us drinking! Didn't know who we were but just hung out and let us buy him drinks! He was strange but fun! Such a talent!

[@nostawill33]

Wow!!...how fortunate you were!!.. great memory to pass along!...👍🏾

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

EDDIE BOYD was an elevator boy @ the Peabody. Another type of pianist from there around, had a #1 - "Five Long Years" , also, "3rd Degree" and a third hit - Chess

[@scottdestroyer]

This is cooler than watching the space shuttle take off. WOW.

[@joelcaffey3579]

Newborn was a talented man... so talented..!

[@YaoEspirito]

Loved that Bud Powell anecdote!

[@noreenjackson5323]

Al also incredible. So many wonderful musicians around back then.

[@Syllacrostics]

man, watching this has increased my coolness factor by like 100. gonna go buy some shades. later.

[@autonerecords1410]

I love the blues. The chromatic steps to the dominant 6 chord. Just when you're waiting for the 5 chord, he use's a flat five. Beautiful jazz blues. I can vamp with one of the greats like i'm in the room. Thanks for these clips.

[@abdoulkane1239]

ART TATUM, PHINEAS NEWBORN, ERROL GARNER, OSCAR PETERSON, my favorite pianists listed in order

[@gabchaim8232]

it's ERROLL, with 2 L's

[@rbsprods3200]

Awesome! An amazing pianist that deserved much more attention.

[@alfredoremus4409]

Un extraordinario referente del Jazz!!

[@nwilczyn]

I love the implication that they did not do an interview so as not to break his mood... Haha... His performances were all absolutely incredible. And he was only 31 in this video. Christ.

[@gillescoquempot6785]

Great Pianist !

[@spensert4933]

I love theme for basie! sounds like powell too....

[@ltravail]

"In his prime, he was one of the three greatest jazz pianists of all time", so declared Leonard Feather.And he's spot on! If he was seeing it the way I do, that trinity consists of Art Tatum (the father), Oscar Peterson (the son) and Phineas Newborn (the holy ghost). It's heartbreaking that this genie somehow fell thru the cracks and into an unjustifiable obscurity. Maybe Tatum, given the era in which he thrived, didn't achieve, like Oscar, the popular recognition his talent deserved, but he is far from obscure and is a staple of the modern conservatory. With Phineas, however, you could poll 1000 jazz fans today and maybe find 2 or 3 who know his name and work. Tragic that such a monumentally gifted & accomplished artist could be so little appreciated in this world.

[@thomasforsythe4670]

ltravail So true. I am 65 and have listened to jazz since the mid sixty's . I have heard the name but this is the first time I have heard him. Great piano.

[@jadentorres1980]

I couldn't agree more

[@nostawill33]

@Intravail your comment is spot on!!....I'm JUST NOW learning of him...!!!5/28/21..like others have said....I've heard of Art ...and Oscar...how is it that I NEVER heard of This Incredibly Gifted Pianist?!?! He TRULY hasn't got the notoriety he deserves....!!!.. I enjoy Oscar over Art....and...This guy🤯!!..OMG!!....dare I say....I'm enjoying him over Oscar...!?!...!😐😶 (especially ...Oscar's recordings where the microphone pick up his annoying "vocal utterances"...!🙄..sorry die-hard Oscar fans...!!😶😐...lol)

[@ltravail]

@@nostawill33 Your annoyance with Oscar's thing for "vocal utterances" while recording gave me a chuckle.

[@nostawill33]

@@ltravail ☺😅😃!!

[@richvanleek]

Thanks for posting this. I got to meet Phineas (his Momma pronounced it Phiness, as he was introduced to me) in a bar in in the old warehouse district in Memphis in April of 1989. He walked in wearing a well-worn suit, trench coat, and 40's style Fedora. He was famous among musicians in Memphis and my girlfriend had heard about him. Phiness sat next to us, lit a cigarette, somebody bought him a scotch, and he proceeded to grope my girlfriend's leg. I loved it and didn't mind, and she didn't mind either. The next day I went out and bought one of his cassettes. I will never forget that night. I was told that night from people around the table that he had suffered from mental illness. His Momma insisted from an early age that he learn how to play the piano, and play it like Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, and all the great classical composers. He was magnificent.

[@christopherpetro2932]

Huh, terrific story. I wonder what mental illness he supposedly suffered.

[@charlesmccarty4163]

I'm not sure, Chris. He was in and out of institutions throughout his life. After that night I started to find out more about him but since he was not a huge name in jazz there really isn't a lot to go from. Memphis was a magnetic place for musicians and off-beat artists. I met a lot of them.

[@gpapiosko4095]

+The Californist I think he suffered from bi-polar disorder.That's why he was in menthal institution.But when he was fine,he was simply one if the greatest pianist that ever lived.His Maestry if the piano was astonishing.

[@Jimyblues]

Beautiful hands- left hand blues amazing thanks for posting

[@jazzjeffjazzjeff]

Oleo......OMG! Stunning after all these years!

[@ocnoreen]

Phineas was the best! Kenny and Al sound great with him.

[@noreenjackson5323]

Kenny playing with taste and class as usual.

[@christophersimmons6377]

Remembering - Phineas Newborn Jr - Master Jazz Pianist! @LateGreatJazzPianists

[@snoopy_next_door]

Treasure video, thanks!!!

[@chazinko]

Soul man at the keys!

[@SteveCournane]

what a great recording. Thankyou

[@Nat.ImagesLarge.F.Photographer]

Awesome,genius!!!

[@milansimich4055]

I saw Phineas once in NY at Sweet Basil with Jamil Nasser and Idris Muhammad.

[@zqa12swx]

man that intro... i must have rewound it 5 times already. This shit is cookin

[@michelangelo644]

21:11 Oleo. holy fuck

[@johnstag1391]

❤

[@kostaledmund]

they are burnin'! through oleo

[@jameswebb4593]

Unlike most great pianists Phineas didn't record much with other bands. Whether this held him back from the public eye I'm not sure. Oscar Peterson rated him alongside himself , he was also considered as being one of the three greatest Jazz pianists of all time. Unfortunately admiration from ones peers doe's not pay the bills and mental health problems didn't help.

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

Plus getting beaten real badly by a racist Memphis cop 4 no good reason. True.

[@jameswebb4593]

@@sulevisydanmaa9981 American cops appeared to have a grudge against Jazz musicians . Bud Powell , Miles Davis , Chet Baker all suffered attacks from America's finest.

[@postatility9703]

Nice to see(and hear)Oscar BrownJr.,one of the great jazz poets(along with Jon Hendricks, Eddie Jefferson, and a few others)Even though Oscar's role here is strictly as a host,maybe this will inspire the uninitiated to check out some of Oscar's brilliant work.

[@gcpezzi]

That chord at 9:00 in Lush Life sounds so weird to me... :) Also, that piano has some beautiful black keys.

[@robl9523]

Gustavo Pezzi not the chord I’d anticipate there either...

[@MikeNichols50]

Did you mean: the chord @ 8:57???...because the exact chord @ 9:00 is the II minor 7th chord of the key of D flat major [i.e. E flat minor]...not an unusual chord, in fact the composer's original chord.

[@allynjohnson5684]

Bass player out of tune there

[@lanechange2795]

Now I know where George Duke got those blistering two handed runs from.

[@powerofpeace7]

Looks like Al Mckibbon on bass

[@stangilmer]

Legendary brothers tip to toe.

[@retrorex]

The "Blues for the Left Hand Only" is actually Miles Davis' "Vierd Blues."

[@Bati_]

It was actually written by the one and only John Coltrane. It's also known as "Trane's Blues" and "John Paul Jones".

[@nostawill33]

@@Bati_ great info!👍🏾

[@uthmanshaker1259]

Another unheralded Black Genius

[@jazz_giant]

21:50

[@Thebest-kh6th]

8:11

[@vova47]

Theme for Basie 01:54

[@patrickcollins9091]

this is great stuff but track list and personal would be appreciated

[@stangilmer]

That's Al Mckibbon on bass not Stan Gilbert.

[@romainRK]

Anybody can tell me who is presenting please ?

[@Roger-hc3pu]

Does anyone know the name of the last tune? Thank you

[@jamesmitchell6925]

Mingus??

[@Roger-hc3pu]

Does anyone know the name of the song they play at the beginning?

[@ltravail]

It's a Steve Allen number.

[@Roger-hc3pu]

ltravail it’s the intro of the show. Right?

[@ltravail]

@@Roger-hc3pu Yes...and outro. It's a catchy little tune.

[@cerval41]

agreat player

[@bartnauta]

Does anybody know the name of the opening tune?

[@ltravail]

+bartnauta According to my research, it doesn't have a name that I know of. It's just a jazzy little ditty used as the theme song for that show (wouldn't be surprised if it was by Steve Allen himself). All the guest artists play it to open and close the show. But if I'm wrong about that and you find out that it indeed does have a name and a composer, let me know.

[@ltravail]

+bartnauta I was wrong. See the "Robert Wright" posting below.

[@butter17cup]

16:04

[@dged492]

we should be talking about a jazz piano pantheon, rather than a "trinity," and some distinctions should be made in terms of styles and genres (bop, swing, boogie, stride, etc.) when comparing pianists. james p. is as great as monk is as great as bud is as great as teddy is as great as hines is as great as cecil, and so forth.

[@robertwright4965]

the title of that opener please??

[@clarinetowner]

"Monday", a composition by Steve Allen. (Manny Albam and Les Brown recorded nice big band versions of this tune in 1958 and 1959, resp.)

[@robertwright4965]

thank you clarinetowner..

[@clarinetowner]

Yes that is the name. You can find registration info at www.ascap.com/ace/ if you search for title "Monday" and writer "Steve Allen". No idea where to find a transcription though.

[@najponkjazz9111]

Who the hell put thumb down on Phineas?!?!?!?!?

[@anthonyanderson8003]

Mr. Najponk only sum joker r prankster, r n ignorant shit head wud ever put thumbs down 4 one of the greatest pianist / musician of all timez.

[@studentjohn35]

A couple of young hotshots fresh from a Conservatory Jazz master class might be an answer.

[@ericfricke4512]

17:02 Claire de Lune?

[@sclogse1]

I didn't hear that.

[@johnlindstrom9994]

Powerhouse! A little more rubato would have helped.

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

AFTER THIS suggest go to ch called diegodobini2 . Look 4 the 6,5 hour Phineas CD set uploaded a year ago w his nearly whole released output ....AND : AROUND 600 VIEWS ONLY. SAYS IT ALL : people these days are either 1) disinterested 2) ignorant 3) jaded over this TOPNOTCH, WORLD CLASS pianist who, most obviously, was "Born Under A BaDDD Sign" (by Albert King..) A fantastic set excluding the 2 RCA albums with pop strings which are ridiculous and misdirected. Go 4 it. Worth every second still !