Lonely Avenue is an album by American saxophonist David Newman, featuring performances recorded in 1971 for the Atlantic label.Atlantic Records Catalog: 1500 series accessed September 15, 2015David Newman discography accessed September 15, 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 calling it "An OK but not too essential LP".
Track listing "Fuzz" (Roy Ayers) - 7:23 "Precious Lord" (Traditional) - 5:25 "Symphonette" (David Newman, Charles "Bags" Costello) - 8:50 "Lonely Avenue" (Doc Pomus) - 7:14 "3/4 of the Time" (Roger Newman) - 7:27 "Fire Weaver" (Ayers) - 7:13
Personnel David Newman - tenor saxophone, flute Roy Ayers - vibraphone, piano, organ Charles "Bags" Costello - organ Cornell Dupree - guitar Bill Salter - bass Ray Lucas - drums Ralph MacDonald - percussion
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