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David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on seminal 1950s and early 1960s recordings by Ray Charles.
David Newman, detto Fathead (Corsicana, 24 febbraio 1933 – Kingston, 20 gennaio 2009), è stato un sassofonista statunitense. Nel corso della sua carriera ha lavorato con Ray Charles negli anni '50 e '60; Hank Crawford, B.B. King, Junior Mance, Eddie Harris, Charles Kynard, Herbie Mann, Jimmy McGriff, Shirley Scott e altri artisti.
The personification of tasteful but expressive and bluesy sax playing, first backing Ray Charles and later as a solo artist. 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.
Fathead (subtitled Ray Charles Presents David 'Fathead' Newman and also referred to as Ray Charles Sextet) is the debut release of American jazz saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman recorded in 1958 but not released until 1960 on the Atlantic label.
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23 gen 2009 · David (Fathead) Newman, a soft-spoken, sweet-toned jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist who made his name in Ray Charles’s bands from the 1950s to the early ’70s, died on Tuesday in...
20 gen 2009 · David "Fathead" Newman. The personification of tasteful but expressive and bluesy sax playing, first backing Ray Charles and later as a solo artist. Read Full Biography.
