Details

Field of Interest

Jazz

Content Type

Music recording

Duration

41 mins

Ensemble

The Jimmy Heath Sextet

Format

Audio

Sub Genre

Hard-Bop

Label

Riverside

Page Count

9

Performer

Jimmy Heath, 1926-, Nat Adderley, 1931-2000, Curtis Fuller, 1934-, Wynton Kelly, 1931-1971, Paul Chambers, 1935-1969, Albert 'Tootie' Heath, 1935-

Date Recorded

1959

Release Date

1994

Review

Jimmy Heath at age 33 made his recording debut as a leader on this Riverside session which has been reissued on CD in the OJC series. The hard bop tenor-saxophonist is in superior form, contributing five originals (of which "For Minors Only" is best known), jamming with an all-star sextet (including cornetist Nat Adderley, trombonist Curtis Fuller, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath) and taking two standards as ballad features. The excellent session of late '50s straightahead jazz is uplifted above the normal level by Heath's writing. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Subject

Jazz, Music & Performing Arts, Hard-Bop, Hard-Bop

Keywords and Translated Subjects

Hard-Bop