Headin' Home (Jimmy Owens album) explained
Headin' Home is an album by trumpeter Jimmy Owens recorded and released by the A&M/Horizon label in 1978.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Reception
In his review on Allmusic, Richard S. Ginell notes "Headin' Home goes even further down the road of commercial viability than its predecessor on Horizon, as Owens tries once again to sell some records. Most of the tracks are up-tempo workouts unapologetically aimed for the dancefloor, with rather mellifluous trumpet or flügelhorn lines cresting the waves of wah-wah guitars and semi-funky drumming. Which is not a bad thing in itself, given decent, memorable material -- which this LP mostly lacks".
Track listing
All compositions by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson except where noted
- "Home" (Charlie Smalls) − 5:53
- "New Tune" − 5:47
- "Dreaming My Life Away" (Jimmy Owens, Norma Jordan) − 5:45
- "Never Subject to Change" (Owens) − 5:34
- "B. S." − 6:51
- "Sweet Love" (Kenny Barron, Chris White) − 9:42
- "Exercise (Dis'go, Dis'way)" − 6:21
Personnel
- Jimmy Owens – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Carlos Alomar (tracks 1-4 & 6), George Davis, Mantwila Nyomo (track 5) − guitar
- Kenny Barron (tracks 1-6), Stanley Cowell (track 7) − keyboards
- Chris White − bass (tracks 5 & 6)
- Gary King − electric bass (tracks 1-4 & 7)
- Brian Brake (tracks 1-6), Billy Cobham (track 7) – drums
- Erroll 'Crusher' Bennett − percussion (tracks 4-7)
- Cecil Bridgewater, Jon Faddis, Virgil Jones, Victor Paz, Charles Sullivan − trumpet (track 7)
- Wayne Andre, Earl McIntyre, Alfred Patterson, Janice Robinson − trombone (track 7)
- Jerry Dodgion, Alex Foster − alto saxophone, flute (track 7)
- Seldon Powell, Harold Vick − tenor saxophone, flute (track 7)
- George Barrow − baritone saxophone, flute (track 7)
- Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson − arranger (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
Notes and References
- http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_AM_Horizon.htm Jazzlists: A&M Horizon discography
- http://jimmyowensjazz.com/discography/ Jimmy Owens discography
- http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Jimmy_Owens.htm Jazzlists: Jimmy Owens discography
- Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed December 4, 2019
- Eyries, P., Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. A&M Album Discography, Part 26: A&M Horizon Jazz Series, accessed December 4, 2019
