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1968 studio album by David Newman
Bigger & Better is an album by American saxophonist
David Newman featuring performances recorded in 1968 for the
Atlantic label.
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Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
Allmusic
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The sessions that resulted in Bigger & Better feature Newman with a string section and studio musicians for forgettable versions of two
Beatles songs, a pair of
Sam Cooke R&B pieces and a couple of lesser items".
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Track listing
"
Yesterday " (
John Lennon ,
Paul McCartney ) - 4:03
"
And I Love Her " (Lennon, McCartney) - 5:46
"The Thirteenth Floor" (David Newman) - 5:56
"
Ain't That Good News " (
Sam Cooke ) - 3:46
"
A Change Is Gonna Come " (Cooke) - 5:35
"For Sylvia" (William S. Fischer) - 6:43
Personnel
David Newman -
tenor saxophone ,
alto saxophone ,
flute
Melvin Lastie (tracks 1-5),
Joe Newman (tracks 1 & 2),
Jimmy Owens (tracks 3-5) -
trumpet
Benny Powell -
trombone (tracks 1-5)
Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-5)
Henry Haywood (tracks 1 & 2),
Jerome Richardson (tracks 3-5) -
baritone saxophone
George Stubbs -
piano (track 6)
Billy Butler (tracks 1, 2 & 6),
Eric Gale (tracks 3-6) -
guitar
Richard Davis -
bass (tracks 1-5)
Chuck Rainey -
electric bass
Bernard Purdie -
drums
Winston Collymore, Leo Cruczek, Richard Elias, Emanuel Green, Leo Kahn,
Gene Orloff , Matthew Raimondi -
violin (tracks 1-3, 5 7 6)
Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke -
viola (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)
Kermit Moore -
cello (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)
References