Headin' South (album)

Headin' South
Headin' South
Studio album by Horace Parlan
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
Horace Parlan chronology

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Horace Parlan except as indicated

"Headin' South" - 4:29
"The Song Is Ended" (Irving Berlin) - 5:55
"Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 5:59
"Low Down" - 5:30
"Congalegre" (Ray Barretto) - 4:24
"Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) - 5:28
"Jim Loves Sue" (Ahmad Jamal) - 4:32
"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)

References[]

^ Blue Note discography accessed September 22, 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Erlewine, S. T.Allmusic Review accessed September 22, 2010.

[Blue_Note_discography-1] Blue Note discography accessed September 22, 2010.

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Erlewine, S. T.Allmusic Review accessed September 22, 2010.

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show v t Horace Parlan
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
Albums as leader	Movin' & Groovin' (1960) Us Three (1960) Speakin' My Piece (1960) Headin' South (1960) On the Spur of the Moment (1961) Up & Down (1961) Happy Frame of Mind (1963) Arrival (1973) No Blues (1975) Frank-ly Speaking (1977) Goin' Home (with Archie Shepp, 1977) Blue Parlan (1978) Hi-Fly (1978) Musically Yours (1979) The Maestro (1979) Trouble in Mind (with Archie Shepp, 1980) Pannonica (1980) Like Someone in Love (1983) Glad I Found You (1984) Little Esther (1987) Duo Reunion (with Archie Shepp, 1987) Voyage of Rediscovery (1999)
With Stanley Turrentine	Look Out! (Stanley Turrentine, 1960) Comin' Your Way (1961) Up at "Minton's" (1961) Salt Song (1971)
With others	Gene Ammons in Sweden (1973) One Foot in the Gutter (Dave Bailey, 1960) Gettin' Into Somethin' (Dave Bailey, 1960) Motoring Along (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, 1974) Tough Tenor Favorites (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin, 1962) Goin' to the Meeting (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1962) Jaw's Blues (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1981) The Time Is Right (Lou Donaldson, 1959) Sunny Side Up (Lou Donaldson, 1960) Midnight Sun (Lou Donaldson, 1960) The Jazzpar Prize (Pierre Dørge, 1991) That's It! (Booker Ervin, 1961) Exultation! (Booker Ervin, 1963) The House That Love Built (Frank Foster, 1982) Doin' Allright (Dexter Gordon, 1961) Stable Mable (Dexter Gordon, 1975) Jazz with a Twist (Slide Hampton, 1961) Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton (1962) Weary Blues (Langston Hughes, Charles Mingus & Leonard Feather, 1958) Gifts & Messages (Roland Kirk, 1964) I Talk with the Spirits (Roland Kirk, 1964) Slightly Latin (Roland Kirk, 1965) A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (Charles Mingus, 1957) Blues & Roots (Charles Mingus, 1959) Mingus Ah Um (Charles Mingus, 1959) I'll Close My Eyes (Doug Raney, 1982) Meeting the Tenors (Doug Raney, 1983) Splashes (Archie Shepp, 1987) Bird's Grass (Idrees Sulieman, 1976) Groovin' (Idrees Sulieman, 1985)