Concrete Jungle (David "Fathead" Newman album)

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Concrete Jungle

Studio album by

David "Fathead" Newman

Released

1978

Recorded

November 8–10, 1977

Studio

Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA

Genre

Jazz

Length

41:24

Label

Prestige
P-10104

Producer

Orrin Keepnews, William Fischer

David "Fathead" Newman chronology

Front Money
(1977)

Concrete Jungle
(1978)

Keep the Dream Alive
(1978)

Concrete Jungle is an album by American jazz saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman recorded in 1977 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated: A versatile performer, David "Fathead" Newman has appeared through the years in both straight-ahead and commercial settings. This LP is definitely in the latter category. Newman, who splits his time here almost equally between alto, soprano, tenor and flute, is accompanied by an electronic rhythm section ... The music was instantly dated, overproduced, and not up to Newman's usual level".^[5]

Track listing

"Knocks Me Off My Feet" (Stevie Wonder) – 4:04
"Save Your Love for Me" (Buddy Johnson) – 5:21
"Blues for Ball" (McCoy Tyner) – 5:21
"Dance of the Honey Bee and the Funky Fly" (William Fischer) – 6:19
"Concrete Jungle" (Bob Marley) – 7:30
"Sun Seeds" (David "Fathead" Newman) – 5:18
"Distant Lover" (Marvin Gaye, Gwen Gordy Fuqua, Sandra Greene) – 7:31

Personnel

David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Pat Rebillot – keyboards
Jay Graydon – electric guitar
Abraham Laboriel – electric bass
Idris Muhammad – drums
Bill Summers – congas, percussion
Jimmy Owens, Milt Ward – trumpet (tracks 1-3, 5 & 7)
Earl McIntyre – trombone (tracks 1-3, 5 & 7)
Kenneth Harris – flute (tracks 1-3, 5 & 7)
Babe Clark – tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3, 5 & 7)
Clarence Thomas – baritone saxophone (tracks 1-3, 5 & 7)
String section: (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 7)
- Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky, Kathryn Kienke, Regis Iandiorio, Sanford Allen, Yoko Matsuo, Stan Pollock, Anthony Posk – violin
- Alfred Brown, Linda Lawrence – viola
- Kermit Moore – cello
William Fischer – arranger, conductor

References

^ Jazzlists: David Newman discography - album details accessed November 27, 2018
^ David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography accessed November 27, 2018
^ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: 10100, 16000, 66000, 34000, MPP 2500, 11000 series accessed November 27, 2018
^ Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman accessed November 29, 2018
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. David "Fathead" Newman: Concrete Jungle: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

David "Fathead" Newman

Studio albums

Fathead (1958)
The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!! with James Clay (1960)
Straight Ahead (1961)
Fathead Comes On (1962)
House of David (1967)
Double Barrelled Soul with Jack McDuff (1968)
Bigger & Better (1968)
The Many Facets of David Newman (1968)
Captain Buckles (1971)
Lonely Avenue (1972)
The Weapon (1973)
Newmanism (1974)
Mr. Fathead (1976)
Front Money (1977)
Concrete Jungle (1978)
Keep the Dream Alive (1978)
Scratch My Back (1979)
Resurgence! (1981)
Still Hard Times (1982)
Heads Up (1987)
Blue Head (1989) with Clifford Jordan
Blue Greens & Beans with Marchel Ivery & the Rein de Graaff Trio (1990)
Bluesiana Triangle with Bluesiana Triangle (1990)
Bluesiana II with Bluesiana Triangle (1991)
Mr. Gentle Mr. Cool (1994)
Under a Woodstock Moon (1996)
Chillin' (1999)
Keep the Spirits Singing (2001)
Davey Blue (2001)
The Gift (2003)
Song for the New Man (2004)
I Remember Brother Ray (2005)
Cityscape (2006)
Life (2007)
Diamondhead (2008)
The Blessing (2009)

Live albums

Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard with Hank Crawford, Stanley Turrentine (1989)
Return to the Wide Open Spaces with Ellis Marsalis Jr. and Cornell Dupree (1990)

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