Swamp Seed
Studio album by
Jimmy Heath
Released 1963
Recorded March 11 & May 28, 1963
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 36:50
Label Riverside
RLP 465
Jimmy Heath chronology
Triple Threat
(1962)		 Swamp Seed
(1963)		 On the Trail
(1964)

Swamp Seed is the fifth album by the saxophonist Jimmy Heath of performances recorded in 1963, originally released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Down Beat StarStarStarStarHalf star[2]
AllMusic StarStarStar[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide StarStarStar[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings StarStarStarHalf star[5]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote, "This is a delightful if underrated set... The music is straight-ahead but contains some unpredictable moments."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Heath except as indicated

  1. "Six Steps" - 4:49
  2. "Nutty" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:05
  3. "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose) Vincent Youmans) - 5:09
  4. "Swamp Seed" (Percy Heath) - 5:19
  5. "D Waltz" - 6:33
  6. "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) - 5:28
  7. "Wall to Wall" - 5:27

Personnel

  • Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone
  • Donald Byrd - trumpet
  • Jim Buffington, Julius Watkins - French horn
  • Don Butterfield - tuba
  • Herbie Hancock (tracks 3 & 5–7), Harold Mabern (tracks 1, 2 & 4) - piano
  • Percy Heath - double bass
  • Connie Kay (tracks 3 & 5–7), Albert Heath (tracks 1, 2 & 4) - drums

References

  1. ^ Riverside Records discography. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  2. ^ Down Beat, December 19, 1963, volume 30, number 32
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. "Swamp Seed Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 99. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 679. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.