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The Thumper

1960 studio album by Jimmy Heath

The Thumper is the debut album by saxophonist Jimmy Heath featuring performances recorded in 1959 originally released on the Riverside label.[1]

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Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "The excellent session of late '50s straightahead jazz is uplifted above the normal level by Heath's writing".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Heath except as indicated

  1. "For Minors Only" - 4:53
  2. "Who Needs It?" (Wynton Kelly) - 5:35
  3. "Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know)" (Mack David, Duke Ellington) - 5:02
  4. "Two Tees" - 4:14
  5. "The Thumper" - 4:01
  6. "New Keep" - 4:11
  7. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 4:35
  8. "I Can Make You Love Me" (Peter DeRose, Bob Russell) - 3:27
  9. "Nice People" - 3:52

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Riverside Records discography accessed October 22, 2012
  2. [2]
    Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 22, 2012
  3. [3]
    DeMichael, Don (14 April 1960). "Jimmy Heath: The Thumper". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 8. pp. 32–34.
  4. [4]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 678. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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