Headin' South (album)

Headin' South is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

Headin' South
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedDecember 6, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length41:38
LabelBlue Note
BST 84062
ProducerAlfred Lion
Horace Parlan chronology
Speakin' My Piece
(1960)
Headin' South
(1961)
On the Spur of the Moment
(1961)

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
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Parlan except as indicated
  1. "Headin' South" - 4:29
  2. "The Song Is Ended" (Irving Berlin) - 5:55
  3. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 5:59
  4. "Low Down" - 5:30
  5. "Congalegre" (Ray Barretto) - 4:24
  6. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) - 5:28
  7. "Jim Loves Sue" (Ahmad Jamal) - 4:32
  8. "My Mother's Eyes" (Abel Baer, L. Wolfe Gilbert) - 5:21

Personnel

References

  1. Blue Note discography accessed September 22, 2010
  2. Erlewine, S. T.Allmusic Review accessed September 22, 2010
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