This is one of
Jimmy Heath's more unusual and versatile records, and fortunately it has been reissued on CD.
Heath switches between tenor, soprano and flute on a diverse program (five originals plus
Duke Ellington's "In a Sentimental Mood") that ranges from hard bop to light funk and R&Bish jazz.
Heath's sidemen (trombonist
Curtis Fuller, cellist Bernard Fennell, keyboardist
Stanley Cowell, electric bassist
Bob Cranshaw and drummer
Billy Higgins) sound quite inspired by the material and
Heath plays at his most inventive throughout the underrated set.
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Scott Yanow, Rovi