Really Big!

Really Big!
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedJune 24 & 28, 1960
New York City
StudioPlaza Sound Studios
GenreJazz
Length35:53
LabelRiverside
RLP 333
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Jimmy Heath chronology
The Thumper
(1959)
Really Big!
(1960)
The Quota
(1961)

Really Big! is the second album by saxophonist Jimmy Heath featuring big band performances recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception

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

Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "Jimmy Heath's first chance to lead a fairly large group, an all-star ten-piece, found him well featured both on tenor and as an arranger/composer... A well-conceived set".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Heath except as indicated

  1. Big "P" - 3:53
  2. Old Fashioned Fun - 4:34
  3. Mona's Mood - 4:53
  4. Dat Dere (Bobby Timmons) - 4:24
  5. Nails - 4:47
  6. On Green Dolphin Street (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) - 4:42
  7. My Ideal (Richard A. Whiting, Newell Chase, Leo Robin) - 4:10
  8. Picture of Heath - 4:30

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed October 22, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 22, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 678. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.