Jimmy Heath: Swamp Seed
performed by Jimmy Heath, 1926-, Donald Byrd, 1932-2013, Julius Watkins, 1921-1977, Jim Buffington, 1922-1981, Don Butterfield, 1923-2006, Herbie Hancock, 1940-, Percy Heath, 1923-2005 and Connie Kay, 1927-1994 (Riverside, 1997), 37 mins, 7 page(s)
Details
- Field of Interest
- Jazz
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 37 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Hard-Bop
- Label
- Riverside
- Page Count
- 7
- Performer
- Jimmy Heath, 1926-, Donald Byrd, 1932-2013, Julius Watkins, 1921-1977, Jim Buffington, 1922-1981, Don Butterfield, 1923-2006, Herbie Hancock, 1940-, Percy Heath, 1923-2005, Connie Kay, 1927-1994
- Date Recorded
- 1963-03-11
- Release Date
- 1997
- Review
- This is a delightful if underrated set that was reissued on CD in 1997. The multi-talented Jimmy Heath has many consistently rewarding and distinctive tenor saxophone solos; he also contributed three of the seven pieces and arranged all of them for a group also including trumpeter Donald Byrd, two French horns, Don Butterfield's tuba and a rhythm section that has bassist Percy Heath and (on three numbers) drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath. The music is straight-ahead but contains some unpredictable moments. Highlights include Heath's versions of Thelonious Monk's "Nutty" and "More Than You Know." ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
- Subject
- Jazz, Music & Performing Arts, Hard-Bop, Hard-Bop
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Hard-Bop
