PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN
Hard Bop • United States
Jazz music community with review and forums
(born December 14, 1931 in Whiteville, Tennessee-died May 26, 1989 in Memphis, Tennessee) was an American jazz pianist, whose principal influences were Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson and Bud Powell. Newborn came from a musical family with his father being a blues musician and his brother (Edwin) Calvin Newborn (born April 27, 1933) being a jazz guitarist. Phineas studied piano as well as trumpet, tenor and baritone sax or horn.
Newborn first played in an R&B band led by his father (Phineas Snr), a drummer and with Tuff Green and his brother before moving on to work with Lionel Hampton, Charles Mingus, and others. His earliest recordings were with blues harmonica player Big Walter Horton.
From 1956 he began to perform in New York City, making his first album as a leader in that year. He created enough interest internationally to work as a single in Stockholm in 1958 and
read more...
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Online Videos
No PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN online videos available. Search and add one now.
Buy PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN music
More places to buy jazz & PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN music
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Discography
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN albums / top albums
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN EPs & splits
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN live albums
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN re-issues & compilations
![]()
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN singles (0)
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN movies (DVD, Blu-Ray or VHS)
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Reviews
No PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN music reviews posted yet.
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Movies Reviews
No PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN movie reviews posted yet.
PHINEAS JR. NEWBORN Shouts
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!