We Three (jazz album)
{{Infobox album
| name = We Three
| type = Studio
| artist = Roy Haynes with Phineas Newborn and Paul Chambers
| cover = We_Three_(album).jpg|border=yes
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1959|05}}
| recorded = November 14, 1958
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 39:29
| label = New Jazz
NJLP 8210
| producer = Esmond Edwards
| chronology = Roy Haynes
| prev_title = Jazz Abroad
| prev_year = 1956
| next_title = Just Us
| next_year = 1960
}}
We Three is an album by American jazz drummer Roy Haynes, pianist Phineas Newborn, and bassist Paul Chambers. It was recorded in November 1958 and released through the New Jazz label in May 1959.{{cite magazine |title=New Releases |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ciEEAAAAMBAJ&q=haynes+8210&pg=PA53-IA12 |accessdate= June 24, 2019 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=The Billboard Publishing Co. |date= May 4, 1959}}{{cite news |title=May Album Releases |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/50s/1959/CB-1959-05-16-OCR-Page-0039.pdf |accessdate= June 24, 2019 |work=The Cash Box |publisher=The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY |date=May 16, 1959}}[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-new-jazz-status-8200-8300-series/#njlp-8210 New Jazz Records discography] accessed March 28, 2014
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=675}}
}}
AllMusic stated: "This trio had a brief recording career together, but as this solid set shows, they made the best of it."Leggett, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/we-three-mw0000372505 AllMusic Review] accessed March 28, 2014.
Track listing
- "Reflection" (Ray Bryant) - 4:24
- "Sugar Ray" (Phineas Newborn, Jr.) - 6:25
- "Solitaire" (King Guion, Carl Nutter, Renee Borek) - 8:54
- "After Hours" (Avery Parrish) - 11:21
- "Sneakin' Around" (Bryant) - 4:24
- "Our Delight" (Tadd Dameron) - 4:01
Personnel
References
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{{Paul Chambers}}
{{Roy Haynes}}
{{Phineas Newborn Jr.}}
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Category:New Jazz Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Esmond Edwards