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Newer Than New

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Newer Than New
Studio album by
Barry Harris Quintet
Released1961
RecordedSeptember 28, 1961
New York City
GenreJazz
Length39:57
LabelRiverside
RLP 413
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Barry Harris chronology
Listen to Barry Harris
(1961)
Newer Than New
(1961)
Chasin' the Bird
(1962)

Newer Than New is an album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in 1961 and released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[2]
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Ronny D. Lankforth, Jr. stating, "the music still sounds fresh and exciting... Jazz styles, like all styles, come and go, but great music like Newer Than New transcends styles".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Barry Harris except as indicated

  1. "Mucho Dinero" - 3:44
  2. "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) - 4:50
  3. "Burgundy" - 7:01
  4. "The Last One" - 4:57
  5. "Anthropology" (Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker) - 4:17
  6. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:12
  7. "Make Haste" - 5:39
  8. "Nightingale" (George Rosner, Fred Wise) - 5:17

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed September 11, 2012
  2. ^ Down Beat:September 27, 1962 Vol. 29, No.25
  3. ^ a b Lankforth Jr., R. D. Allmusic Review, accessed September 11, 2012
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 654. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.