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11 de jun. de 2024 · Here's a one chorus solo that jumps to mind immediately. Good ol David Fathead Newman with Ray Charles. It's all about motivic development and funk! Can check this transcription but the key isn't to steal specific licks, it's to start thinking like this. Simple phrase. Bend it, shake it, squeeze it out, and put it down.
19 de jun. de 2024 · David "Fathead" Newman made his name as the standout tenor saxophonist in the Ray Charles Band for 20 years, and seven of the 27 tracks in this set feature Newman echoing Charles's jazzy R&B vocals or piano riffs.
Hace 3 días · The 2008 blues revue Here & Gone and this year’s Only Everything both pay loving homage to Ray Charles and especially his saxmen, Hank Crawford and David “Fathead” Newman. Crowd-pleasers to be sure, both recordings keep the spotlight directly on Sanborn’s blues and jazz roots.
13 de jun. de 2024 · FWIW I remember an interview of David Fathead Newman where he credited part of his big "Texas tenor" sound to marching. He mentioned that marching bands were always big in Texas, and most horn players that came up down there had to go through that.
11 de jun. de 2024 · As a teenager, David Newman played professionally around Dallas and Fort Worth with Charlie Parker's mentor, Buster Smith, and also with Ornette Coleman in a band led by tenor saxophonist Red Connors.
14 de jun. de 2024 · He held the guitar chair in tenor saxophonist Stanley “Don’t Mess With Mr. T” Turrentine’s band for five years and subsequently worked in bands led by saxophonists Bobby Watson and David “Fathead” Newman as well as in bassist Ron Carter’s big band.
18 de jun. de 2024 · David "Fathead" Newman, born on February 24, 1933, in Corsicana, Texas, was an iconic American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist. Known for his soulful and bluesy style, Newman made a significant impact on the music world, both as a session musician and a band leader.
