I Love a Piano (album)

I Love a Piano is an album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1959 and released on the Roulette label.[1]

I Love a Piano
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedOctober 26, 27, 28 & 29, 1959
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelRoulette R 52043
ProducerTeddy Reig
Phineas Newborn Jr. chronology
Piano Portraits by Phineas Newborn
(1959)
I Love a Piano
(1960)
A World of Piano!
(1961)

Reception

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The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars.[2]

Professional ratings
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Allmusic     [2]

Track listing

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  1. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 2:41
  2. "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 3:04
  3. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Razaf) – 3:55
  4. "I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:27
  5. "The Midnight Sun Will Never Set" (Dorcas Cochran, Quincy Jones, Henri Salvador) – 4:03
  6. "Real Gone Guy" (Nellie Lutcher) – 2:12
  7. "Undecided" (Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers) – 3:40
  8. "Ivy League Blues" (Phineas Newborn Jr.) – 3:46
  9. "Love and Marriage" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:01
  10. "Give Me the Simple Life" (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) – 4:12

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Phineas Newborn Jr. discography, accessed May 12, 2015
  2. ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed May 12, 2015