Davey Blue

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

In his review on Allmusic, Scott Yanow states: "This excellent session does a fine job of showing off David "Fathead" Newman's jazz talents. ... sounding at his prime on each of his instruments. Recommended".[5] In JazzTimes, David Franklin noted "It’s hard to fault listeners for thinking of David “Fathead” Newman as only a great rhythm and blues tenor player, since many of his short solos on famous Ray Charles recordings have become classics in their own right. But Newman regrets that more people don’t realize he is at heart a straightahead, mainstream player who just happened to be there in the mid-’50s when Charles needed a Texas tenor. If his own previous releases didn’t set the record straight, Davey Blue just might".[7]

All compositions by David "Fathead" Newman except where noted

1. "Cellar Groove" (Norris Austin) – 6:10
2. "Cristo Redentor" (Duke Pearson) – 6:47
3. "For Stanley" – 5:33
4. "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones) – 5:49
5. "Black" (Cedar Walton) – 5:34
6. "Amandla" – 4:17
7. "Davey Blue" – 13:00
8. "Freedom Jazz Dance" (Eddie Harris) – 6:25

• David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
• Cedar Walton – piano
• Bryan Carrott – vibraphone
• David Williams – bass
• Kenny Washington – drums