The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!! is the debut album by American saxophonist/flautist James Clay and the second album by David "Fathead" Newman, featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.Riverside Records discography accessed October 22, 2012Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman accessed November 29, 2018Jazzlists: David Newman discography - album details accessed November 16, 2018David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography accessed November 16, 2018
Reception
Scott Yanow of AllMusic said, "Cannonball Adderley supervised the session, putting the spotlight on the competitive horns who really battle it out".Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed October 22, 2012 On All About Jazz, David Rickert wrote: "Neither Clay's or Newman's work apart from one another is anything to write home about, yet when paired together they managed to create an album that holds its own with the more consistent work of their peers".Rickert, D. All About Jazz Review, accessed November 27, 2018
Track listing "Wide Open Spaces" (Babs Gonzales) - 12:15 "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:34 "Some Kinda Mean" (Keter Betts) - 6:35 "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 5:46 "Figger-Ration" (Gonzales) - 8:51
Personnel James Clay – tenor saxophone, flute David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone Wynton Kelly – piano Sam Jones – bass Art Taylor – drums
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