Bigger & Better is an album by American saxophonist David Newman featuring performances recorded in 1968 for the Atlantic label.Atlantic Records Catalog: 1500 series accessed July 20, 2015David Newman discography accessed July 20, 2015Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman accessed November 29, 2018David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography accessed November 16, 2018
Reception
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".
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)
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