Jimmy Heath Catalog
1959 (age 33)
Jimmy Heath Sextet - The Thumper Riverside RLP 12-314 1960
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 |
| 2. | Who Needs It? |
| 3. | Don't You Know I Care |
| 4. | Two Tees |
| 5. | The Thumper |
| 6. | Newkeep |
| 7. | For All We Know |
| 8. | I Can Make You Love Me |
| 9. | Nice People |
** also released on Riverside RLP 1160 in 1960; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1828-2 in 1994.
1960
The Jimmy Heath Orchestra - Really Big! Riverside RLP 333 1960
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" |
| 2. | Old Fashioned Fun |
| 3. | Mona's Mood |
| 4. | Dat Dere |
| 5. | Nails |
| 6. | On Green Dolphin Street |
| 7. | My Ideal |
| 8. | The Picture Of Heath |
** also released on Riverside RLP 1188 in 1960; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1799-2 in 1992.
1961
Jimmy Heath - The Quota Riverside RLP 372 1961
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 | |
| Lowland Lullaby | |
| Thinking Of You | |
| Bells And Horns | |
| Down Shift | |
| When Sunny Gets Blue | |
| Funny Time |
** also released on Riverside RLP 9372 in 1961; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1871-2 in 1995.
1962
Jimmy Heath - Triple Threat Riverside RLP 400 1962
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 | |
| Bruh' Slim | |
| Goodbye | |
| Dew And Mud | |
| Prospecting |
Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, January 17, 1962
| Make Someone Happy | |
| The More I See You |
** also released on Riverside RLP 9400 in 1962; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1909-2 in 1998.
1963
Jimmy Heath And Brass - Swamp Seed Riverside RM 465 1963
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 |
| 2. | Nutty |
| 3. | More Than You Know |
| 4. | Swamp Seed |
| 5. | "D" Waltz |
| 6. | Just In Time |
| 7. | Wall To Wall |
** also released on Riverside RS 9465 in 1963; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1904-2 in 1997.
1964
Jimmy Heath Quintet - On The Trail Riverside RM 486 1966
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 | |
| Cloak And Dagger | |
| Vanity | |
| All The Things You Are | |
| Gingerbread Boy | |
| I Should Care | |
| Project S |
** also released on Riverside RS 9486 in 1966; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1854-2 in 1994.
1972 (age 46)
Jimmy Heath - The Gap Sealer Cobblestone CST 9012 1972
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 | |
| Invitation | |
| A Sound For Sore Ears | |
| Gap Sealer | |
| Angel Man | |
| Alkebu-Lan (Land Of The Blacks) |
** also released on Jimmy, Muse MR 5138.
1973
Jimmy Heath - Love And Understanding Muse MR 5028 1973
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 | |
| In A Sentimental Mood | |
| Hands Up! Feet Down! | |
| Far Away Lands | |
| Smilin' Billy | |
| Gemini |
** also released on Xanadu XCD 1231.
1974
Jimmy Heath - The Time And The Place Landmark LCD-1538-2 1994
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 |
| 2. | The Voice Of The Saxophone |
| 3. | No End |
| 4. | The 13th House |
| 5. | Fau-Lu |
| 6. | Studio Style |
1975
Jimmy Heath - Picture Of Heath Xanadu 118 1975
Jimmy Heath, tenor, soprano sax; Barry Harris, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, September 22, 1975
| For Minors Only | |
| Body And Soul | |
| Picture Of Heath | |
| Bruh' Slim | |
| All Members | |
| CTA |
1985 (age 59)
Jimmy Heath - New Picture Landmark LLP-1506 1985
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 |
| 2. | Lush Life |
| 3. | Changes |
| 4. | Keep Love Alive |
| 5. | Dewey Square |
| 6. | Sophisticated Lady |
| 7. | Togetherness |
** also released on Landmark LCD-1506-2 in 1985.
1987 (age 61)
Jimmy Heath - Peer Pleasure Landmark LLP-1514 1987
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 | |
| Song For Ben Webster | |
| You Can See | |
| Ellington's Stray Horn | |
| Forever Sonny | |
| I Waited For You |
** also released on Landmark LCD-1514-2 in 1987.
Jimmy Heath - Peer Pleasure Landmark LCD-1514-2 1987
same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 17 and 18, 1987
| Is That So? |
** originally released on Landmark LLP-1514 in 1987 + 1 bonus track.
1991
Jimmy Heath Quartet - You've Changed SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31292 1991
Jimmy Heath, tenor, soprano sax; Tony Purrone, guitar; Ben Brown, bass; Albert "Tootie" Heath, drums.
SteepleChase Digital Studio, August, 1991
| Soul Eyes | |
| Sleeves | |
| Bluesville | |
| You've Changed | |
| Basic Birk | |
| Last Night When We Were Young | |
| Sassy Samba | |
| Prince Albert |
1992
Jimmy Heath - Little Man Big Band Verve 314 513 956-2 1992
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 |
| 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 |
1995
Jimmy Heath Quartet - You Or Me SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31370 1995
Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Tony Purrone, guitar; Kiyoshi Kitagawa, bass; Albert Tootie Heath, drums.
SteepleChase Digital Studio, April, 1995
| The Quota | |
| Rio Dawn | |
| Ballad Of The Upper-Neighbours Suite | |
| Is That So | |
| Fungii Mama | |
| You Or Me | |
| All Too Soon | |
| Hot House |
2004 (age 78)
The Jimmy Heath Big Band - Turn Up The Heath Planet Arts Recordings 100560 2006
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 |
| 2. | Heritage Hum |
| 3. | Like A Son |
| 4. | I'm Glad There's You |
| 5. | One For Juan |
| 6. | Project S |
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 |
| 2. | Sources Says |
| 3. | No End |
| 4. | Basic Birks |
2011 (age 85)
Jimmy Heath Big Band - Live At The Blue Note - Togetherness Jazz Legacy Productions JLP 1201022 2013
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 | |
| Togetherness | |
| A Time And A Place | |
| Lover Man | |
| A Sassy Samba | |
| A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing | |
| Fiesta Mojo | |
| Yardbird Suite |