A World of Piano! is an album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1961[1] and released on the Contemporary label in June 1962.[2]

A World of Piano!
Studio album by Phineas Newborn Jr.
Released	June 1962
Recorded	October 16, November 21, 1961
Studio	Contemporary Records Studio, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:34
Label	Contemporary C3600/S7600
Producer	Lester Koenig
Phineas Newborn Jr. chronology
I Love a Piano (1959) A World of Piano! (1962) The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. (1962)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "the virtuosic Newborn is essentially the whole show anyway. He performs five jazz standards and three obscurities by jazz composers on this superb recital".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Track listing

1. "Cheryl" (Charlie Parker) – 3:44
2. "Manteca" (Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) – 4:18
3. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:40
4. "Daahoud" (Clifford Brown) – 4:40
5. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 3:02
6. "Juicy Lucy" (Horace Silver) – 4:50
7. "For Carl" (Leroy Vinnegar) – 7:27
8. "Cabu" (Roland Alexander) – 4:53

• Recorded at Contemporary Records Studio in Hollywood, CA on October 16 (tracks 1–4) and November 21 (tracks 5–8), 1961

Personnel

• Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
• Paul Chambers (tracks 1–4), Sam Jones (tracks 5–8) – bass
• Philly Joe Jones (tracks 1–4), Louis Hayes (tracks 5–8) – drums

References