The Thumper Explained

The Thumper
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jimmy Heath
Cover:	The Thumper.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	September 1959 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:50
Label:	Riverside RLP 314
Chronology:	Jimmy Heath
Next Title:	Really Big!
Next Year:	1960

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

Reception

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

• Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone
• Nat Adderley - cornet
• Curtis Fuller - trombone
• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Albert Heath - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-300-series/#rlp-12-314 Riverside Records discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 22, 2012