The Thumper

The Thumper is the debut album by saxophonist Jimmy Heath featuring performances recorded in 1959 originally released on the Riverside label.[1]

The Thumper
Studio album by
Jimmy Heath
Released1960
RecordedSeptember, 1959
New York City
GenreJazz
Length39:50
LabelRiverside
RLP 314
Jimmy Heath chronology
The Thumper
(1960)		 Really Big!
(1960)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "The excellent session of late '50s straightahead jazz is uplifted above the normal level by Heath's writing".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Heath except as indicated

  1. "For Minors Only" - 4:53
  2. "Who Needs It?" (Wynton Kelly) - 5:35
  3. "Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know)" (Mack David, Duke Ellington) - 5:02
  4. "Two Tees" - 4:14
  5. "The Thumper" - 4:01
  6. "New Keep" - 4:11
  7. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 4:35
  8. "I Can Make You Love Me" (Peter DeRose, Bob Russell) - 3:27
  9. "Nice People" - 3:52

Personnel
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References
  1. Riverside Records discography accessed October 22, 2012
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 22, 2012
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