Review by Scott Yanow, AMG:
The Heath Brothers' second recording and Columbia debut has an impressive amount of variety. The core group -- Jimmy Heath on tenor, soprano and flute, bassist Percy Heath, drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath and keyboardist Stanley Cowell -- is joined on some selections by their future guitarist Tony Purrone, percussionist Mtume (Jimmy's son), and a four-piece brass section. With Jimmy's arrangements for the fairly diverse but consistently straight-ahead set adding color, this LP, which mixes together bop standards with more recent originals, is well worth searching for.
A1. A New Blue (Jimmy Heath) 7:57
A2. Light Of Love (Albert Heath, Jimmy Heath) 4:52
A3. In New York (Percy Heath) 5:16
A4. Artherdoc Blues (Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath) 2:40
B1. Mellowdrama (Jimmy Heath) 4:03
B2. Yardbird Suite (Charlie Parker) 4:03
B3. Changes (Jimmy Heath) 8:23
B4. Prince Albert (Kenny Dorham) 4:02
Jimmy Heath - tenor sax, soprano sax, flute
Wayne Andre - trombone
James Buffington, Joseph DeAngelis - French horn
Howard Johnson - tuba
Tony Purrone - electric guitar
Stanley Cowell - keyboards, kalimba
Percy Heath - bass
Albert "Tootie" Heath - drums
Mtume - percussion
Columbia LP JC-35573, USA, May - June, 1978
Recorded at A&R Recording Studios, NYC.
