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Horace Parlan|Headin' South

Headin' South

Horace Parlan

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On the surface, Headin' South is another set of bluesy soul-jazz, but it actually finds the Horace Parlan trio stretching out a little. Adding conga player Ray Barretto to his usual rhythm section of bassist George Tucker and drummer Al Harewood, Parlan decides to take chances with his standard-heavy repertoire. "Summertime" features some evocative bowing from Tucker, and the solo sections on "The Song Is Ended," "Prelude to a Kiss," and "My Mother's Eyes" offer probing, intriguing tonal textures that make the selection of Ahmad Jamal's "Jim Loves Sue" understandable. Barretto's "Congalegre" is a fun, Latin-inflected number, and Parlan's "Headin' South" is a strong, swinging blues, but the slow blues "Low Down" is nearly undone by his incessant circular arpeggio, which lasts for over a minute. Still, that's not nearly enough to sink the record, which is another understated but solid effort from Horace Parlan.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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1
Headin' South
00:04:30

Alfred Lion, Producer - Horace Parlan, Composer, MainArtist

℗ 1960 Capitol Records, LLC

2
The Song Is Ended (Remastered)
00:05:55

Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Horace Parlan, MainArtist

℗ 2000 Capitol Records, LLC

3
Summertime
00:06:00

George Gershwin, Composer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Horace Parlan, MainArtist

℗ 2000 Capitol Records, LLC

4
Low Down (Remastered)
00:05:29

Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Horace Parlan, Composer, MainArtist

℗ 2000 Capitol Records, LLC

5
Congalegre
00:04:24

Ray Barretto, Composer, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Al Harewood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - George Tucker, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Horace Parlan, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC

6
Prelude to a Kiss (Remastered)
00:05:28

Duke Ellington, Composer - Irving Mills, Author - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Horace Parlan, MainArtist - Irving Gordon, Author

℗ 2000 Capitol Records, LLC

7
Jim Loves Sue (Remastered)
00:04:33

Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Horace Parlan, MainArtist - Ahmad Jamal, Composer

℗ 2000 Capitol Records, LLC

8
My Mother's Eyes (Remastered)
00:05:21

Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Horace Parlan, MainArtist - ABEL BAER, ComposerLyricist - Gilbert Wolfe, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2000 Capitol Records, LLC

Album review

On the surface, Headin' South is another set of bluesy soul-jazz, but it actually finds the Horace Parlan trio stretching out a little. Adding conga player Ray Barretto to his usual rhythm section of bassist George Tucker and drummer Al Harewood, Parlan decides to take chances with his standard-heavy repertoire. "Summertime" features some evocative bowing from Tucker, and the solo sections on "The Song Is Ended," "Prelude to a Kiss," and "My Mother's Eyes" offer probing, intriguing tonal textures that make the selection of Ahmad Jamal's "Jim Loves Sue" understandable. Barretto's "Congalegre" is a fun, Latin-inflected number, and Parlan's "Headin' South" is a strong, swinging blues, but the slow blues "Low Down" is nearly undone by his incessant circular arpeggio, which lasts for over a minute. Still, that's not nearly enough to sink the record, which is another understated but solid effort from Horace Parlan.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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