Following my post on Howard McGhee's 1961 album, Maggie's Back in Town, I received many emails asking me to feature Phineas Newborn Jr. This week's Backgrounder speaks volumes about his technique and touch. If I played this album as a blindfold test, many might guess the player is a young Oscar Peterson.
Born in Whiteville, Tenn., in 1931, Newborn played…
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