- Format: CD
- Label: Fantasy
- Genre: Jazz
Jimmy Heath has been at the forefront of modern jazz for almost 50 years. The middle brother of the illustrious Heaths, Jimmy (b. 1926) is a triple threat as saxophonist-composer-arranger. On this, his second Riverside date as a leader, Jimmy's ten-piece band was not, of course, really big--but his expert writing and arranging made the flexible ensemble sound bigger. And there were some really big talents here: in addition to the Heaths (as far as we can tell, it was their first time together in the studio), there was another great brother team--the Adderleys--plus such standouts as Clark Terry, Tommy Flanagan, Cedar Walton, and trombonist-arranger Tom McIntosh. Now a distinguished music educator as well as performer-writer, Jimmy Heath is among the most respected of improvising artists.
Track listing:Big "P", Old Fashioned Fun, Mona's Mood, Dat Dere, Nails, On Green Dolphin Street, My I deal, The Picture of Heath
with Clark Terry, Nat Adderley, Tom McIntosh, Dick Berg, Cannonball Adderley, Pat Patrick, Tommy Flanagan, Cedar Walton, Percy Heath, Albert "Tootie" Heath
