The Newborn Touch

The Newborn Touch is an album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1964 and released on the Contemporary label.^[1]

The Newborn Touch
Studio album by Phineas Newborn Jr.
Released	1966
Recorded	April 1, 1964 Contemporary Records Studio, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:34
Label	Contemporary C3615/S7615
Producer	Lester Koenig
Phineas Newborn Jr. chronology
The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. (1962) The Newborn Touch (1966) Please Send Me Someone to Love (1969)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Phineas Newborn's only recording of the 1963-1968 period, the trio outing with bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Frank Butler, finds Newborn's virtuosic style unchanged from the late '50s... Newborn's remarkable control of the piano was still unimpaired".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

1. "A Walkin' Thing" (Benny Carter) – 4:37
2. "Double Play" (Russ Freeman) – 3:59
3. "The Sermon" (Hampton Hawes) – 2:40
4. "Diane" (Art Pepper) – 4:17
5. "The Blessing" (Ornette Coleman) – 3:08
6. "Grooveyard" (Carl Perkins) – 3:07
7. "Blue Daniel" (Frank Rosolino) – 3:18
8. "Hard to Find" (Leroy Vinnegar) – 4:04
9. "Pazmuerte" (Jimmy Woods) – 3:30
10. "Be Deedle Dee Do" (Barney Kessel) – 4:04
11. "Good Lil' Man" (Marvin Jenkins) – 3:10 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "Be Deedle Dee Do" [alternate take] (Kessel) – 4:50 Bonus track on CD reissue

Force

• Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
• Leroy Vinnegar – bass
• Frank Butler – drums