The Quota
by Jimmy Heath
- Type: Album
- Released: 1961
- Label: Riverside
- Country: United States
- Length: 38:31
- Community rating: 4/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Demonstrating his formidable skills as both a composer and tenor saxophonist, 'The Quota' features Jimmy Heath leading a tightly arranged sextet. The intricate charts elevate the standard hard bop format, providing rich harmonic frameworks for soloists like Freddie Hubbard and Julius Watkins on French horn.
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, technical, instrumental
Tracklist
- The Quota (5:08)
- Lowland Lullaby (4:38)
- Thinking Of You (5:08)
- Bells And Horns (4:55)
- Down Shift (5:47)
- When Sunny Gets Blue (6:29)
- Funny Time (6:23)
Credits
- Jimmy Heath - primary artist, arranged by, tenor saxophone
- Percy Heath - bass
- Albert Heath - drums
- Julius Watkins - french horn
- Cedar Walton - piano
- Orrin Keepnews - producer
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet