Swamp Seed
1963 studio album by Jimmy Heath
Swamp Seed | ||||
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Studio album by Jimmy Heath | ||||
Released | 1963 | |||
Recorded | March 11 & May 28, 1963 New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 36:50 | |||
Label | Riverside RLP 465 | |||
Jimmy Heath chronology | ||||
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Swamp Seed is the fifth album by the saxophonist Jimmy Heath of performances recorded in 1963, originally released on the Riverside label.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Down Beat | [2] |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote, "This is a delightful if underrated set... The music is straight-ahead but contains some unpredictable moments."[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Jimmy Heath except as indicated
- "Six Steps" - 4:49
- "Nutty" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:05
- "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose) Vincent Youmans) - 5:09
- "Swamp Seed" (Percy Heath) - 5:19
- "D Waltz" - 6:33
- "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) - 5:28
- "Wall to Wall" - 5:27
Personnel
- Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd - trumpet
- Jim Buffington, Julius Watkins - French horn
- Don Butterfield - tuba
- Herbie Hancock (tracks 3 & 5–7), Harold Mabern (tracks 1, 2 & 4) - piano
- Percy Heath - double bass
- Connie Kay (tracks 3 & 5–7), Albert Heath (tracks 1, 2 & 4) - drums
References
- ^ Riverside Records discography. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- ^ Down Beat, December 19, 1963, volume 30, number 32
- ^ a b Yanow, S. "Swamp Seed Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 99. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 679. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
or co-leader
- The Thumper (1959)
- Really Big! (1960)
- The Quota (1961)
- Triple Threat (1962)
- Swamp Seed (1963)
- On the Trail (1964)
- Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank (with Freddie Hubbard, 1965)
- The Gap Sealer (1972)
- Love and Understanding (1973)
- The Time and the Place (1974)
- Picture of Heath (1975)
- New Picture (1985)
- Peer Pleasure (1987)
- You've Changed (1991)
- Little Man Big Band (1992)
- You or Me (1995)
Art Farmer
- The Time and the Place: The Lost Concert (Mosaic, 1966)
- The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (1967)
- The Time and the Place (Columbia, 1967)
- Homecoming (1971)
Milt Jackson
- Howard McGhee and Milt Jackson (1948)
- Statements (1961)
- Vibrations (1961)
- Big Bags (1962)
- Invitation (1962)
- Milt Jackson Quintet Live at the Village Gate (1963)
- Jazz 'n' Samba (1963)
- In a New Setting (1964)
- Ray Brown / Milt Jackson (1965)
- Born Free (1966)
- Olinga (1974)
others
- That's Right! (Nat Adderley, 1960)
- Up with Donald Byrd (1964)
- Regeneration (Stanley Cowell, 1975)
- Miles Davis Volume 2 (1953)
- Kenny Dorham Quintet (1953)
- Showboat (Kenny Dorham, 1960)
- Black Drops (Charles Earland, 1970)
- Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961)
- Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972)
- The Quota (Red Garland, 1971)
- Kwanza (The First) (Albert Heath, 1973)
- Homecoming! (Elmo Hope, 1961)
- Hub Cap (Freddie Hubbard, 1961)
- Jay Hawk Talk (Carmell Jones, 1965)
- The Soul Society (Sam Jones, 1960)
- The Chant (Sam Jones, 1961)
- Down Home (Sam Jones, 1962)
- Latin Mann (Herbie Mann, 1965)
- Blue Soul (Blue Mitchell, 1959)
- A Sure Thing (Blue Mitchell, 1962)
- MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration (1994)
- Keep Swingin' (Julian Priester, 1960)
- Soul Sauce (Cal Tjader, 1964)
- Music Inc. (Charles Tolliver, 1970)
- New York, New Sound (Gerald Wilson, 2003)
- Turned to Blue (Nancy Wilson, released 2006)