Headin' South (album) explained

Headin' South
Type:	Album
Artist:	Horace Parlan
Cover:	Headin' South (album).jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	December 6, 1960
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	41:38
Label:	Blue Note BST 84062
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Horace Parlan
Prev Title:	Speakin' My Piece
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	On the Spur of the Moment
Next Year:	1961

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

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]

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

• Horace Parlan – piano
• George Tucker – bass
• Al Harewood – drums
• Ray Barretto – congas (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 8)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4000-series/#blp-4062 Blue Note discography
2. Erlewine, S. T.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r155797|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed September 22, 2010.