Phineas' Rainbow

Phineas' Rainbow is the second album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1956 and released on the RCA Victor label in February 1957.[1][2][3]

Phineas' Rainbow
Studio album by Phineas Newborn Jr.
Released	February 1957
Recorded	October 16, 19 & 22, 1956 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:26
Label	RCA Victor LPM 1421
Phineas Newborn Jr. chronology
Here Is Phineas (1956) Phineas' Rainbow (1957) While My Lady Sleeps (1957)

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Phineas Newborn Jr. except as indicated

1. "Overtime" – 3:45
2. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 4:19
3. "Come to Baby, Do!" (Inez James, Sidney Miller) – 4:09
4. "Stairway to the Stars" (Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli) – 5:22
5. "Land's End" (Harold Land) – 5:21
6. "Clarisse" – 4:37
7. "She (She Means Everything to Me)" (George Shearing) – 4:22
8. "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) – 4:20
9. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 4:02
10. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 6:09

Personnel

• Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
• Calvin Newborn – guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 10)
• George Joyner – bass (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 10)
• Philly Joe Jones – drums (tracks 1, 6 & 10)

References

1. Phineas Newborn Jr. catalog, accessed May 11, 2015
2. Editorial Staff, Cash Box (16 February 1957). "February Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
3. Phineas Newborn Jr. discography, accessed May 11, 2015
4. Allmusic listing accessed May 11, 2015