Jimmy Heath Discography
1959 (age 33)
Jimmy Heath Sextet
Nat Adderley, cornet #1,2,4-7,9; Curtis Fuller, trombone #1,2,4-7,9; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, September, 1959
| 1. | For Minors Only | Riverside RLP 12-314; Milestone M-47025 |
| 2. | Who Needs It? | Riverside RLP 12-314 |
| 3. | Don't You Know I Care | - |
| 4. | Two Tees | - |
| 5. | The Thumper | Riverside RLP 12-314; Milestone M-47025 |
| 6. | Newkeep | Riverside RLP 12-314 |
| 7. | For All We Know | Riverside RLP 12-314; Milestone M-47025 |
| 8. | I Can Make You Love Me | Riverside RLP 12-314 |
| 9. | Nice People | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-314, RLP 1160 Jimmy Heath Sextet - The Thumper 1960
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1828-2 - 1994
* Milestone M-47025 Jimmy Heath - Fast Company 1975
1960
The Jimmy Heath Orchestra
Nat Adderley, cornet; Clark Terry, trumpet; Tom McIntosh, trombone; Dick Berg, French horn; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, alto sax; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Pat Patrick, baritone sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano #1,2,6; Cedar Walton, piano #3-5,7,8; Percy Heath, bass; Albert Heath, drums; Jimmy Heath, arranger #1-3,5-7; Tom McIntosh, arranger #4,8.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, June 24 and 28, 1960
| 1. | Big "P" | Riverside R-45450, RLP 333; Milestone M-47025 |
| 2. | Old Fashioned Fun | Riverside RLP 333; Milestone M-47025 |
| 3. | Mona's Mood | - |
| 4. | Dat Dere | Riverside RLP 333 |
| 5. | Nails | Riverside RLP 333; Milestone M-47025 |
| 6. | On Green Dolphin Street | Riverside R-45450, RLP 333; Milestone M-47025 |
| 7. | My Ideal | Riverside RLP 333; Milestone M-47025 |
| 8. | The Picture Of Heath | Riverside RLP 333 |
* Riverside RLP 333, RLP 1188 The Jimmy Heath Orchestra - Really Big! 1960
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1799-2 - 1992
* Milestone M-47025 Jimmy Heath - Fast Company 1975
* Riverside R-45450 Jimmy Heath - Big "P" / On Green Dolphin Street 1961
1961
Jimmy Heath Sextet
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Julius Watkins, French horn; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Albert Heath, drums; Jimmy Heath, arranger.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, April 14 and 20, 1961
| The Quota | Riverside RLP 372; Milestone M-47025 | |
| Lowland Lullaby | Riverside R-45470, RLP 372, (Du) RLP 400 (DIF) | |
| Thinking Of You | Riverside RLP 372 | |
| Bells And Horns | - | |
| Down Shift | - | |
| When Sunny Gets Blue | Riverside RLP 372; Milestone M-47025 | |
| Funny Time | Riverside R-45470, RLP 372 |
* Riverside RLP 372, RLP 9372 Jimmy Heath - The Quota 1961
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1871-2 - 1995
* Milestone M-47025 Jimmy Heath - Fast Company 1975
* Riverside (Du) RLP 400 (DIF), (Du) RLP 9400 (DIF) Jimmy Heath - Triple Threat 1962
* Riverside R-45470 Jimmy Heath - Funny Time / Lowland Lullaby 1961
1962
Jimmy Heath Sextet
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Julius Watkins, French horn; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, January 4, 1962
| Gemini | Riverside RLP 400, (Du) RLP 400 (DIF); Milestone M-47025 | |
| Bruh' Slim | Riverside RLP 400, (Du) RLP 400 (DIF) | |
| Goodbye | - | |
| Dew And Mud | - | |
| Prospecting | - |
* Riverside RLP 400, RLP 9400 Jimmy Heath - Triple Threat 1962
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1909-2 - 1998
* Riverside (Du) RLP 400 (DIF), (Du) RLP 9400 (DIF) Jimmy Heath - Triple Threat 1962
* Milestone M-47025 Jimmy Heath - Fast Company 1975
Jimmy Heath Quartet
Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, January 17, 1962
| Make Someone Happy | Riverside RLP 400 | |
| The More I See You | Riverside RLP 400, (Du) RLP 400 (DIF) |
* Riverside RLP 400, RLP 9400 Jimmy Heath - Triple Threat 1962
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1909-2 - 1998
* Riverside (Du) RLP 400 (DIF), (Du) RLP 9400 (DIF) Jimmy Heath - Triple Threat 1962
1963
Jimmy Heath And Brass
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Jim Buffington, Julius Watkins, French horn; Don Butterfield, tuba; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Harold Mabern, piano #1,2,4; Herbie Hancock, piano #3,5-7; Percy Heath, bass; Albert Heath, drums #1,2,4; Connie Kay, drums #3,5-7.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, March and May, 1963
| 1. | Six Steps | Riverside RM 465; Milestone M-47025 |
| 2. | Nutty | Riverside RM 465 |
| 3. | More Than You Know | - |
| 4. | Swamp Seed | - |
| 5. | "D" Waltz | Riverside RM 465; Milestone M-47025 |
| 6. | Just In Time | - |
| 7. | Wall To Wall | Riverside RM 465 |
* Riverside RM 465, RS 9465 Jimmy Heath And Brass - Swamp Seed 1963
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1904-2 - 1997
* Milestone M-47025 Jimmy Heath - Fast Company 1975
1964
Jimmy Heath Quintet Featuring Kenny Burrell And Wynton Kelly
Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Al Heath, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, spring 1964
| On The Trail | Riverside RF-4583, RM 486; Milestone M-47025 | |
| Cloak And Dagger | Riverside RM 486; Milestone M-47025 | |
| Vanity | Riverside RM 486 | |
| All The Things You Are | - | |
| Gingerbread Boy | Riverside RM 486; Milestone M-47025 | |
| I Should Care | Riverside RM 486 | |
| Project S | - |
* Riverside RM 486, RS 9486 Jimmy Heath Quintet - On The Trail 1966
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1854-2 - 1994
* Milestone M-47025 Jimmy Heath - Fast Company 1975
* Riverside RF-4583 Jimmy Heath - On The Trail Parts I & II 1966
1972 (age 46)
Jimmy Heath Quintet
Jimmy Heath, flute, soprano, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano, electric piano; Bob Cranshaw, Fender bass; Al "Tootie" Heath, drums, tambourine; Mtume, congas, misc. percussion.
Bell Sound Studios, NYC, March 1, 1972
| Heritage Hum | Cobblestone CST 9012 | |
| Invitation | - | |
| A Sound For Sore Ears | - | |
| Gap Sealer | - | |
| Angel Man | - | |
| Alkebu-Lan (Land Of The Blacks) | - |
* Cobblestone CST 9012 Jimmy Heath - The Gap Sealer 1972
= Muse MR 5138 Jimmy Heath - Jimmy
1973
Jimmy Heath Sextet
Curtis Fuller, trombone; Jimmy Heath, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Stanley Cowell, piano, electric piano; Bernard Fennell, cello; Bob Cranshaw, Fender bass; Billy Higgins, drums, tambourine.
June 11, 1973
| One For Juan | Muse MR 5028 | |
| In A Sentimental Mood | - | |
| Hands Up! Feet Down! | - | |
| Far Away Lands | - | |
| Smilin' Billy | - | |
| Gemini | - |
* Muse MR 5028 Jimmy Heath - Love And Understanding 1973
= Xanadu XCD 1231 -
1974
Jimmy Heath Septet
Curtis Fuller, trombone #1,3-5, vocal #3; Jimmy Heath, alto, soprano, tenor sax, flute, vocal #3; Stanley Cowell, piano, mbira; Pat Martino, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Mtume, congas, misc. percussion #1,3-5.
RCA Studios, NYC, June 24, 1974
| 1. | The Time And The Place | Landmark LCD-1538-2 |
| 2. | The Voice Of The Saxophone | - |
| 3. | No End | - |
| 4. | The 13th House | - |
| 5. | Fau-Lu | - |
| 6. | Studio Style | - |
* Landmark LCD-1538-2 Jimmy Heath - The Time And The Place 1994
1975
Jimmy Heath Quartet
Jimmy Heath, tenor, soprano sax; Barry Harris, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, September 22, 1975
| For Minors Only | Xanadu 118 | |
| Body And Soul | - | |
| Picture Of Heath | - | |
| Bruh' Slim | - | |
| All Members | - | |
| CTA | - |
* Xanadu 118 Jimmy Heath - Picture Of Heath 1975
1985 (age 59)
Jimmy Heath Quintet With Brass Choir
Jimmy Heath, soprano, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Tony Purrone, guitar; Rufus Reid, bass; Al Foster, drums; add Benny Powell, trombone #2,4,6; John Clark, Bob Routch, French horn #2,4,6; Howard Johnson, tuba #2,4,6; Jimmy Heath, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 18 and 20, 1985
| 1. | New Picture | Landmark LLP-1506 |
| 2. | Lush Life | - |
| 3. | Changes | - |
| 4. | Keep Love Alive | - |
| 5. | Dewey Square | - |
| 6. | Sophisticated Lady | - |
| 7. | Togetherness | - |
* Landmark LLP-1506, LCD-1506-2 Jimmy Heath - New Picture 1985
1987 (age 61)
Jimmy Heath Sextet
Tom Williams, trumpet, flugelhorn; Jimmy Heath, soprano, alto, tenor sax; Larry Willis, piano; Tony Purrone, guitar; Stafford James, bass; Akira Tana, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 17 and 18, 1987
| Trane Connections | Landmark LLP-1514 | |
| Song For Ben Webster | - | |
| You Can See | - | |
| Is That So? | Landmark LCD-1514-2 | |
| Ellington's Stray Horn | Landmark LLP-1514 | |
| Forever Sonny | - | |
| I Waited For You | - |
* Landmark LLP-1514, LCD-1514-2 Jimmy Heath - Peer Pleasure 1987
1991
Jimmy Heath Quartet
Jimmy Heath, tenor, soprano sax; Tony Purrone, guitar; Ben Brown, bass; Albert "Tootie" Heath, drums.
SteepleChase Digital Studio, August, 1991
| Soul Eyes | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31292 | |
| Sleeves | - | |
| Bluesville | - | |
| You've Changed | - | |
| Basic Birk | - | |
| Last Night When We Were Young | - | |
| Sassy Samba | - | |
| Prince Albert | - |
* SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31292 Jimmy Heath Quartet - You've Changed 1991
1992
Jimmy Heath Little Man Big Band
John Eckert, Virgil Jones, Bob Millikan, Lew Soloff, trumpet; Claudio Roditi, trumpet #3,8; Eddie Bert, John Mosca, Bennie Powell, trombone; Jack Jeffers, bass trombone; Jerome Richardson, alto sax; Ted Nash, alto sax #1,2,4-7; Loren Schoenberg, tenor sax; Billy Mitchell, tenor sax #3,8; Bill Easley, tenor sax #1,2,4-7, alto sax #3,8; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Sir Roland Hanna, piano; Tony Purrone, guitar; Ben Brown, bass; Lewis Nash, drums; Steve Kroon, percussion #4; Jimmy Heath, arranger, tenor, soprano sax.
BMG Studios, NYC, January 30, 31, and March 3, 1992
| 1. | Trane Connections | Verve 314 513 956-2 |
| 2. | Two Friends | - |
| 3. | The Voice Of The Saxophone | - |
| 4. | Forever Sonny | - |
| 5. | CTA | - |
| 6. | Ellington's Stray Horn | - |
| 7. | Gingerbread Boy | - |
| 8. | Without You, No Me | - |
* Verve 314 513 956-2 Jimmy Heath - Little Man Big Band 1992
1995
Jimmy Heath Quartet
Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Tony Purrone, guitar; Kiyoshi Kitagawa, bass; Albert Tootie Heath, drums.
SteepleChase Digital Studio, April, 1995
| The Quota | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31370 | |
| Rio Dawn | - | |
| Ballad Of The Upper-Neighbours Suite | - | |
| Is That So | - | |
| Fungii Mama | - | |
| You Or Me | - | |
| All Too Soon | - | |
| Hot House | - |
* SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31370 Jimmy Heath Quartet - You Or Me 1995
2004 (age 78)
The Jimmy Heath Big Band
Frank Greene, Nick Marchione, Michael Philip Mossman, Terell Stafford, trumpet; Slide Hampton, John Mosca, Benny Powell, trombone; Douglas Purviance, bass trombone; Mark Gross, alto sax, flute; Antonio Hart, alto, soprano sax, flute; Charles Davis, Bobby LaVell, tenor sax; Jay Branford, baritone sax; Jeb Patton, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Lewis Nash, drums; Jimmy Heath, arranger, tenor, soprano sax; special guest: Joe Gonzales, congas #2, guiro #5.
Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ, January 13, 2004
| 1. | Big P | Planet Arts Recordings 100560 |
| 2. | Heritage Hum | - |
| 3. | Like A Son | - |
| 4. | I'm Glad There's You | - |
| 5. | One For Juan | - |
| 6. | Project S | - |
* Planet Arts Recordings 100560 The Jimmy Heath Big Band - Turn Up The Heath 2006
2006 (age 80)
The Jimmy Heath Big Band
Greg Gisbert, Frank Greene, Sean Jones, Michael Philip Mossman, trumpet; Steve Davis, Jason Jackson, John Mosca, trombone; Douglas Purviance, bass trombone; Mark Gross, alto sax, flute; Antonio Hart, alto, soprano sax, flute; Andres Bolarsky, Bobby LaVell, tenor sax; Gary Smulyan, baritone sax; Jeb Patton, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Lewis Nash, drums; Jimmy Heath, arranger, tenor, soprano sax; special guest: Lew Tabackin, flute #1.
Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ, April 10, 2006
| 1. | Gemini | Planet Arts Recordings 100560 |
| 2. | Sources Says | - |
| 3. | No End | - |
| 4. | Basic Birks | - |
* Planet Arts Recordings 100560 The Jimmy Heath Big Band - Turn Up The Heath 2006
2011
Jimmy Heath Big Band
Greg Gisbert, Frank Greene, Roy Hargrove, Michael Mossman, Diego Urcola, trumpet; Steve Davis, Jason Jackson, John Mosca, trombone; Jeff Nelson, bass trombone; Mark Gross, Antonio Hart, alto sax, flute; Charles Davis, tenor sax; Bobby LaVell, tenor sax, flute; Jimmy Heath, tenor, soprano sax; Frank Basile, baritone sax; Jeb Patton, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Lewis Nash, drums.
Blue Note, NYC, October 30 and 31, 2011
| A Sound For Sore Ears | Jazz Legacy Productions JLP 1201022 | |
| Togetherness | - | |
| A Time And A Place | - | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| A Sassy Samba | - | |
| A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing | - | |
| Fiesta Mojo | - | |
| Yardbird Suite | - |
* Jazz Legacy Productions JLP 1201022 Jimmy Heath Big Band - Live At The Blue Note - Togetherness 2013