Headin' South (album)
1961 studio album by Horace Parlan
Headin' South Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.[ 1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "On the surface, Headin' South is another set of bluesy soul-jazz, but it actually finds the Horace Parlan trio stretching out a little... another understated but solid effort."[ 2]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 2]
Track listing
All compositions by Horace Parlan except as indicated "Headin' South" – 4:29
"The Song Is Ended " (Irving Berlin ) – 5:55
"Summertime " (George Gershwin , DuBose Heyward ) – 5:59
"Low Down" – 5:30
"Congalegre" (Ray Barretto ) – 4:24
"Prelude to a Kiss " (Duke Ellington , Irving Gordon , Irving Mills ) – 5:28
"Jim Loves Sue" (Ahmad Jamal ) – 4:32
"My Mother's Eyes" (Abel Baer, L. Wolfe Gilbert ) – 5:21
Personnel
References
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
Albums as leader WithStanley Turrentine With others
Gene Ammons in Sweden One Foot in the Gutter Dave Bailey , 1960)Gettin' Into Somethin' Motoring Along Al Cohn & Zoot Sims , 1974)Tough Tenor Favorites Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin , 1962)Goin' to the Meeting Jaw's Blues The Time Is Right Lou Donaldson , 1959)Sunny Side Up Midnight Sun The Jazzpar Prize Pierre Dørge , 1991)That's It! Booker Ervin , 1961)Exultation! The House That Love Built Frank Foster , 1982)Doin' Allright Dexter Gordon , 1961)Stable Mable Dexter Gordon , 1975)Jazz with a Twist Slide Hampton , 1961)Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton Weary Blues Langston Hughes , Charles Mingus & Leonard Feather , 1958)Gifts & Messages Roland Kirk , 1964)I Talk with the Spirits Slightly Latin A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry Charles Mingus , 1957)Blues & Roots Mingus Ah Um I'll Close My Eyes Doug Raney , 1982)Meeting the Tenors Splashes Bird's Grass Idrees Sulieman , 1976)Groovin'
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