The Thumper is the debut album by saxophonist Jimmy Heath featuring performances recorded in 1959 originally released on the Riverside label.[1]
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | September 1959 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:50 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 314 | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| DownBeat | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "The excellent session of late '50s straightahead jazz is uplifted above the normal level by Heath's writing".[2]
Track listing edit
All compositions by Jimmy Heath except as indicated
- "For Minors Only" - 4:53
- "Who Needs It?" (Wynton Kelly) - 5:35
- "Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know)" (Mack David, Duke Ellington) - 5:02
- "Two Tees" - 4:14
- "The Thumper" - 4:01
- "New Keep" - 4:11
- "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 4:35
- "I Can Make You Love Me" (Peter DeRose, Bob Russell) - 3:27
- "Nice People" - 3:52
Personnel edit
References edit
- ^ Riverside Records discography accessed October 22, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 22, 2012
- ^ DeMichael, Don (14 April 1960). "Jimmy Heath: The Thumper". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 8. pp. 32–34.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 678. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.