''Picture of Heath'' is an album by saxophonist

Jimmy Heath James Edward Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020), nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band A big band or jazz orchestra is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually co ...

featuring performances recorded in 1975 and originally released on the

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Jimmy Heath discography
accessed April 16, 2014

Reception

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
Allmusic Review
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Track listing

''All compositions by Jimmy Heath except as indicated'' # "For Minors Only" - 7:23 # " Body and Soul" (

Frank Eyton Frank Eyton (30 August 1894 – 11 November 1962) was an English popular music lyricist best known for co-writing the lyrics of Johnny Green's " Body and Soul" (1930) with Edward Heyman and Robert Sour. Frank Eyton biographyat Allmusic - retrieved ...

Johnny Green John Waldo Green (October 10, 1908 – May 15, 1989) was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, conductor and pianist. He was given the nickname "Beulah" by colleague Conrad Salinger. His most famous song was one of his earli ...

, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 7:24 # "Picture of Heath" - 5:59 # "Bruh Slim" - 8:58 # "All Members" - 5:12 # "C.T.A." - 5:12

Personnel

- tenor saxophone,

soprano saxophone The soprano saxophone is a higher-register variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument invented in the 1840s. The soprano is the third-smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists (from smallest to largest) of the soprillo, sop ...

* Barry Harris - piano * Sam Jones -

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* Billy Higgins -

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References

{{Authority control Xanadu Records albums Jimmy Heath albums 1975 albums Albums produced by Don Schlitten