Look Out – Phineas Is Back!

Look Out – Phineas Is Back! is an album by American jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr., recorded in 1976 but not released on the Pablo label until 1978.^[1][2]

Look Out – Phineas Is Back!
Studio album by Phineas Newborn Jr.
Released	1978
Recorded	December 7 & 8, 1976 RCA Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:25
Label	Pablo 2310-801
Producer	Ray Brown
Phineas Newborn Jr. chronology
Back Home (1976) Look Out – Phineas Is Back! (1978) Phineas Is Genius (1977)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "On what would be one of his final sessions, Newborn is in surprisingly strong form playing in a trio".^[3]

Professional ratings

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

Track listing

All compositions by Phineas Newborn Jr. except as indicated

1. "Salt Peanuts" (Kenny Clarke, Dizzy Gillespie) – 5:40
2. "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:14
3. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder) – 6:19
4. "Abbers Song" (Ray Brown) – 4:19
5. "Tamarind Blues" – 5:26
6. "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 4:49
7. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) – 5:42
8. "Donald's Dream" – 4:59
9. "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) – 2:57 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
• Ray Brown – bass
• Jimmy Smith – drums

References

1. Phineas Newborn Jr. discography, accessed May 11, 2015
2. Phineas Newborn Jr. discography, accessed May 11, 2015
3. Yanow, Scott. Look Out – Phineas Is Back! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1073. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 152. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.