David "Fathead" Newman
# David "Fathead" Newman

David "Fathead" Newman (Corsicana, 24 febbraio 1933 – Kingston, 20 gennaio 2009) è stato un sassofonista statunitense.

Nel corso della sua carriera ha lavorato con Ray Charles negli anni '50 e '60; Hank Crawford, B.B. King, Junior Mance, Eddie Harris, Charles Kynard, Herbie Mann, Jimmy McGriff, Shirley Scott e altri artisti.

## Discografia

* Fathead: Ray Charles Presents David 'Fathead' Newman (Atlantic, reg. 1958)
* The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!!, con James Clay (Riverside, 1960)
* Straight Ahead (Atlantic, 1961)
* Fathead Comes On (Atlantic, 1962)
* House of David (Atlantic, 1967)
* Double Barrelled Soul (Atlantic, 1968) con Jack McDuff
* Bigger & Better (Atlantic, 1968)
* The Many Facets of David Newman (Atlantic, 1968)
* Captain Buckles (Cotillion, 1971)
* Lonely Avenue (Atlantic, 1972)
* The Weapon (Atlantic, 1973)
* Newmanism (Atlantic, 1974)
* Mr. Fathead (Warner Bros., 1976)
* Front Money (Warner Bros., 1977)
* Concrete Jungle (Prestige, 1978)
* Keep the Dream Alive (Prestige, 1978)
* Scratch My Back (Prestige, 1979)
* Resurgence! (Muse, 1981)
* Still Hard Times (Muse, 1982)
* Heads Up (Atlantic, 1987)
* Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard (Atlantic, 1989) con Hank Crawford, Stanley Turrentine
* Blue Head (Candid, 1989) con Clifford Jordan
* Blue Greens & Beans (Timeless, 1990) con Marchel Ivery & the Rein de Graaff Trio
* Return to the Wide Open Spaces (Amazing, 1990) con Ellis Marsalis Jr. & Cornell Dupree
* Bluesiana Triangle (Windham Hill, 1990) con Bluesiana Triangle
* Bluesiana II (Windham Hill, 1991) con Bluesiana Triangle
* Mr. Gentle Mr. Cool (Kokopelli, 1994)
* Under a Woodstock Moon (Kokopelli, 1996)
* Chillin' (HighNote, 1999)
* Keep the Spirits Singing (HighNote, 2001)
* Davey Blue (HighNote, 2001)
* The Gift (HighNote, 2003)
* Song for the New Man (HighNote, 2004)
* I Remember Brother Ray (HighNote, 2005)
* Cityscape (HighNote, 2006)
* Life (HighNote, 2007)
* Diamondhead (HighNote, 2008)
* The Blessing (HighNote, 2009)
