The Quota
Studio album by
Jimmy Heath
Released1961
RecordedApril 14 & 20, 1961
New York City
GenreJazz
Length38:20
LabelRiverside
RLP 372
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Jimmy Heath chronology
Really Big!
(1960) 		The Quota
(1961) 		Triple Threat
(1962)

The Quota is the third album by saxophonist Jimmy Heath featuring performances recorded in 1961 originally released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DownBeat[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer, Leonard Feather, concluded: "All in all, a session that didn't aim too high and managed to hit the target."[3] Stephen Cook of AllMusic says, "Jimmy Heath's considerable talents are very evident on this fine hard bop title... The Quota's strong material, tight arrangements, and thoughtful solos help make this Heath title one of the better hard bop releases available and a must for any jazz collection".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Heath except as indicated

  1. "The Quota" - 5:08
  2. "Lowland Lullaby" - 4:38
  3. "Thinking of You" (Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar) - 5:08
  4. "Bells and Horns" (Milt Jackson) - 4:55
  5. "Down Shift" - 5:47
  6. "When Sunny Gets Blue" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) - 6:29
  7. "Funny Time" - 6:23

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed October 23, 2012
  2. ^ a b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 23, 2012
  3. ^ a b Feather, Leonard (October 12, 1961). "Jimmy Heath: The Quota". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 21. p. 30.
  4. ^ 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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