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Really Big! is the second album by saxophonist Jimmy Heath featuring big band performances recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception

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Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "Jimmy Heath's first chance to lead a fairly large group, an all-star ten-piece, found him well featured both on tenor and as an arranger/composer... A well-conceived set".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Heath except as indicated

  1. Big "P" - 3:53
  2. Old Fashioned Fun - 4:34
  3. Mona's Mood - 4:53
  4. Dat Dere (Bobby Timmons) - 4:24
  5. Nails - 4:47
  6. On Green Dolphin Street (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) - 4:42
  7. My Ideal (Richard A. Whiting, Newell Chase, Leo Robin) - 4:10
  8. Picture of Heath - 4:30

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed October 22, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 22, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 678. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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