JIMMY HEATH SEXTET - The Thumper (1960-1994) RM | Original Jazz Classics Limited Edition Series | FLAC (tracks), lossless

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
Tracklist :
1     For Minors Only 4'53
Jimmy Heath
2     Who Needs It? 5'35
Wynton Kelly
3     Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know) 5'02
Mack David / Duke Ellington
4     Two Tees 4'14
Jimmy Heath
5     The Thumper 4'01
Jimmy Heath
6     New Keep 4'11
Jimmy Heath
7     For All We Know 4'35
J. Fred Coots / Sam M. Lewis
8     I Can Make You Love Me 3'27
Peter DeRose / Bob Russell
9     Nice People 3'52
Jimmy Heath
Credits :
Bass – Paul Chambers
Cornet – Nat Adderley (pistas: 1, 2, 4 to 7, 9)
Drums – Albert Heath
Piano – Wynton Kelly
Producer, Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews
Remastered By – Phil De Lancie
Tenor Saxophone – Jimmy Heath
Trombone – Curtis Fuller (pistas: 1, 2, 4 to 7, 9)