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Swamp Seed
Studio album by
Jimmy Heath
Released1963
RecordedMarch 11 & May 28, 1963
New York City
GenreJazz
Length36:50
LabelRiverside
RLP 465
Jimmy Heath chronology
Triple Threat
(1962) 		Swamp Seed
(1963) 		On the Trail
(1964)

Swamp Seed is the fifth album by the saxophonist Jimmy Heath of performances recorded in 1963, originally released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[2]
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote, "This is a delightful if underrated set... The music is straight-ahead but contains some unpredictable moments."[3]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Jimmy Heath except as indicated

  1. "Six Steps" - 4:49
  2. "Nutty" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:05
  3. "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose) Vincent Youmans) - 5:09
  4. "Swamp Seed" (Percy Heath) - 5:19
  5. "D Waltz" - 6:33
  6. "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) - 5:28
  7. "Wall to Wall" - 5:27

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Riverside Records discography. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  2. ^ Down Beat, December 19, 1963, volume 30, number 32
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. "Swamp Seed Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 99. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 679. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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