Sunday, May 3, 2026

Phineas Newborn Jr. - WIDE WORLD OF PIANO

So grateful to the late Les Koenig for the many recordings he made featuring Phineas Newborn Jr., whom Leonard Feather considered to be one of the three greatest Jazz pianists along with Art Tatum and Bud Powell. This one is my favorite. It features four tracks with Paul Chambers, bass and Philly Joe Jones, drums; four tracks with Sam Jones, bass and Louis Hayes, drums.


Winner of the 2025 Jazz Journalist Association Special Citation for Historic Writings, Steven Cerra is a professional Jazz drummer and the author of anthologies on Gerry Mulligan, Bill Evans, Stan Kenton, Dave Brubeck, Shelly Manne, Jazz West Coast Readers Vols. 1-3, Profiles in Jazz, Vol.1, Jazz Drummers Vols. 1-2, Jazz Saxophonists, Vol. 1, 2 & 3, and Jazz Piano, Vols. 1, 2 & 3. He also hosts the jazzprofiles.blogspot and cerra.substack blogs.