On the Trail is the sixth album by saxophonist Jimmy Heath featuring performances recorded in 1964 originally released on the Riverside label.[1]

On the Trail
Studio album by
Released1964
RecordedSpring 1964
New York City
GenreJazz
Length37:09
LabelRiverside
RLP 486
Jimmy Heath chronology
Swamp Seed
(1963)
On the Trail
(1964)
Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank
(1965)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "Heath is in excellent form with a quintet... It's a good example of his playing talents".[2]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Jimmy Heath except as indicated

  1. "On the Trail" (Ferde Grofé) - 5:04
  2. "Cloak and Dagger" - 4:17
  3. "Vanity" (Guy Wood, Jack Manus, Bernard Bierman) - 4:37
  4. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 5:19
  5. "Gingerbread Boy" - 5:29
  6. "I Should Care" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) - 5:13
  7. "Project S" - 8:01

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed October 23, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 23, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 679. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.