Picture of Heath

{{about|the 1975 album by Jimmy Heath|the 1956 album by Chet Baker and Art Pepper|Playboys (Chet Baker & Art Pepper album)}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = Picture of Heath

| type = Album

| artist = Jimmy Heath

| cover = Picture of Heath.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1975

| recorded = September 22, 1975
New York City

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 40:08

| label = Xanadu
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| producer = Don Schlitten

| chronology = Jimmy Heath

| prev_title = The Time and the Place

| prev_year = 1974

| next_title = New Picture

| next_year = 1985

}}

Picture of Heath is an album by saxophonist Jimmy Heath featuring performances recorded in 1975 and originally released on the Xanadu label.[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Xanadu.htm Xanadu Records discography] accessed April 16, 2014Fitzgerald, M. [http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/HeathJimmy-ldr.php Jimmy Heath discography], accessed April 16, 2014

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}

|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite book

|editor-last=Swenson

|editor-first=J.

| author-link =

| year = 1985

| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen

|url-access=registration

| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone

| location = USA

| isbn = 0-394-72643-X

| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/99 99]

}}

}}

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states: "The great tenorman was clearly inspired by the stellar rhythm section resulting in one of his best blowing sessions".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/picture-of-heath-mw0001881017 Allmusic Review] accessed April 16, 2014

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Heath except as indicated

  1. "For Minors Only" - 7:23
  2. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 7:24
  3. "Picture of Heath" - 5:59
  4. "Bruh Slim" - 8:58
  5. "All Members" - 5:12
  6. "C.T.A." - 5:12

Personnel

References