Jimmy Heath - The Thumper (1959)
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Genre: Jazz
Thebebopshop.com:
Despite early exposure with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, J.J. Johnson, and Kenny Dorham (see OJCCD- 113-2), Jimmy Heath had to wait until he was nearly 33 to make his own recording debut as a leader. The Thumper is that debut; and it reveals both a tenor saxophonist of the unashamedly emotional Philadelphia school (like his hometown friends John Coltrane and Benny Golson) and a composer/arranger who invariably fashions fresh melodic and ensemble creations. With brother Albert "Tootie" Heath on drums and four other all-stars, Jimmy performs a program of five originals (including the classic "For Minors Only") and four complementary pieces that set the pattern for subsequent Riverside albums and the inspired music he continued to create in the Nineties.
Dustygroove.com:
A definite thumper from the young Jimmy Heath -- proof that he was always one of the hippest cats in his scene, even at the start! The record's ostensibly a blowing session with a handful of like-minded hardboppers from the late 50s -- but as usual for Heath, the overall sound is something deeper in the end -- way more than just some simple solo moments over straight rhythms, and instead a record that really takes off with a well-arranged sense of energy! Even at this early date, Jimmy's showing a great talent for putting a group together -- and he works the sextet with an feeling that hints strongly at soul jazz modes to emerge in the 60s -- especially the deeper-toned styles of some of the groups in which Heath would work as a sideman later on in the decade. Players here include Nat Adderley on cornet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Albert Tootie Heath on drums -- but 2 of the album's tracks feature Jimmy alone with the rhythm section.
Personnel:
Jimmy Heath (tenor sax)
Nat Adderley (cornet)
Curtis Fuller (trombone)
Wynton Kelly (piano)
Paul Chambers (bass)
Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums)
Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York, New York in September 1959. Originally released on Riverside (1160). Includes liner notes by Orrin Keepnews.
Tracks:
1. For Minors Only
2. Who Needs It?
3. Don't You Know I Care
4. Two Tees
5. The Thumper
6. New Keep
7. For All We Know
8. I Can Make You Love Me
9. Nice People
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