1962 studio album by Jimmy Heath
Triple Threat Jimmy Heath featuring performances recorded in 1962 originally released on the Riverside label.[ 1]
Triple Threat was a follow-up of Heath's 1961 album The Quota and used the same band.[ 2] [ 3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [ 4] [ 5]
The song "Gemini" was written for Heath's daughter, Roslyn, whose star sign it was.[ 2]
The album title was an allusion to Heath's own status as a "triple threat": musician, arranger and composer.[ 6] Ira Gitler described Heath in the following way:
The triple threat in football must pass, punt, and run on a high level. Musically, Jimmy Heath approximates this by his composing, arranging and playing, all of which are ably and amply demonstrated here.[ 7]
Release and reception [ edit ] Cannonball Adderley recorded his own version of "Gemini" only 10 days after Heath's recording.[ 6] Triple Threat was released in 1962, Adderley released a record featuring his version which somewhat overshadowed Heath's recording.[ 9]
Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "The arrangements of Heath uplift the straightahead music and make each selection seem a bit special".[ 8] Billboard described the album as one of Heath's best sessions, praising his playing and the "directness, individuality and strength" of the compositions.[ 10]
In his autobiography, Heath, a Philadelphian, recalls his pride that he was gaining recognition in his hometown upon reading a positive review of the album in the Philadelphia Daily News [ 2]
All compositions by Jimmy Heath except as indicated
"Gemini" - 6:09
"Bruh Slim" - 5:16
"Goodbye " (Gordon Jenkins ) - 7:04
"Dew and Mud" - 5:01
"Make Someone Happy " (Jule Styne , Betty Comden , Adolph Green ) - 3:41
"The More I See You " (Harry Warren , Mack Gordon ) - 4:18
"Prospecting" - 5:40
^ Riverside Records discography accessed October 23, 2012^ a b c Heath, Jimmy (2010). I walked with giants : the autobiography of Jimmy Heath ISBN 978-1-4399-0200-4 OCLC 701719409 . ^ Yanow, Scott (2000). Bebop ISBN 978-0-87930-608-3 ^ a b Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Penguin . p. 679. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0 ^ Cherrington, George (1963). Jazz catalogue 1963 ^ a b Ullman, M. (May 2020). "The jazz column". Fanfare . 43 : 528–535. ^ Ira Gitler, liner notes for Jimmy Heath, Triple Threat (1962), LP, Riverside Records RPL-9400
^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 23, 2012
^ Nelson, Nels (25 July 1962). "Jimmy Heath, It's Connections, Not Work" . Philadelphia Daily News . p. 39. ^ Billboard
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
As leader WithArt Farmer WithMilt Jackson With
That's Right! Nat Adderley , 1960)Up with Donald Byrd Regeneration Stanley Cowell , 1975)Miles Davis Volume 2 Kenny Dorham Quintet Showboat Kenny Dorham , 1960)Black Drops Charles Earland , 1970)Soul Trombone Curtis Fuller , 1961)Smokin' The Quota Red Garland , 1971)Kwanza (The First) Albert Heath , 1973)Homecoming! Elmo Hope , 1961)Hub Cap Freddie Hubbard , 1961)Jay Hawk Talk Carmell Jones , 1965)The Soul Society Sam Jones , 1960)The Chant Down Home Latin Mann Blue Soul Blue Mitchell , 1959)A Sure Thing MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration Keep Swingin' Julian Priester , 1960)Soul Sauce Cal Tjader , 1964)Music Inc. Charles Tolliver , 1970)New York, New Sound Gerald Wilson , 2003)Turned to Blue Nancy Wilson , released 2006)
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
Albums
Open Sesame Goin' Up Hub Cap Minor Mishap Dedication! Duke Pearson , 1961)Ready for Freddie The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard Hub-Tones Here to Stay The Body & the Soul Breaking Point! Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank Jimmy Heath , 1965)The Night of the Cookers Blue Spirits Backlash High Blues Pressure A Soul Experiment The Black Angel The Hub of Hubbard Red Clay Straight Life Sing Me a Song of Songmy İlhan Mimaroğlu , 1970)First Light Polar AC Sky Dive Keep Your Soul Together Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One In Concert Volume Two Stanley Turrentine , 1974)High Energy Gleam Liquid Love Windjammer Bundle of Joy Super Blue The Love Connection Skagly Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980 The Alternate Blues Clark Terry , Dizzy Gillespie & Oscar Peterson , 1980)The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 Born to Be Blue Keystone Bop: Sunday Night Outpost Rollin' Splash Above & Beyond Back to Birdland Face to Face Ride Like the Wind The Rose Tattoo Sweet Return Double Take Woody Shaw , 1985)Life Flight The Eternal Triangle Feel the Wind Art Blakey , 1988)Times Are Changing Topsy – Standard Book Bolivia At Jazz Jamboree Warszawa '91: A Tribute to Miles Live at Fat Tuesday's Blues for Miles MMTC: Monk, Miles, Trane & Cannon New Colors On the Real Side With Art /The WithDexter WithHerbie WithBobby WithQuincy WithWayne With
The Soul of the City Manny Albam , 1966)The Other Side of Abbey Road George Benson , 1969)Out of This World Walter Benton , 1960)True Blue Tina Brooks , 1960)God Bless the Child Kenny Burrell , 1971)Cables' Vision George Cables , 1979)Droppin' Things Betty Carter , 1990)Free Jazz Ornette Coleman , 1960)Olé Coltrane John Coltrane , 1961)Africa/Brass Ascension Muses for Richard Davis Outward Bound Eric Dolphy , 1960)Out to Lunch! Undercurrent Kenny Drew , 1960)Leaving This Planet Charles Earland , 1973)Booker 'n' Brass Booker Ervin , 1967)Interplay Bill Evans , 1962)Sonic Text Joe Farrell , 1979)Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone Curtis Fuller , 1960)Soul Trombone Cabin in the Sky Take a Number from 1 to 10 Benny Golson , 1961)Pop + Jazz = Swing Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty Sister Salvation Slide Hampton , 1960)Drum Suite The Quota Jimmy Heath , 1961)Triple Threat Big Band Joe Henderson , 1996)Pax Andrew Hill , 1965)Compulsion Sunflower Milt Jackson , 1972)Goodbye 52nd Street Billy Joel , 1978)Reg Strikes Back Elton John , 1988)J.J. Inc. J.J. Johnson , 1960)Echoes of an Era Chaka Khan , 1982)Essence John Lewis , 1960–62)Water Sign Jeff Lorber , 1979)Doin' the Thang! Ronnie Mathews , 1963)Bluesnik Jackie McLean , 1961)MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration Modern Jazz Quartet , 1994)Fingerpickin' Wes Montgomery , 1958)Roll Call Hank Mobley , 1960)The Blues and the Abstract Truth Oliver Nelson , 1961)Sweet Honey Bee Duke Pearson , 1966)The Right Touch Contours Sam Rivers , 1965)Drums Unlimited Max Roach , 1965)East Broadway Run Down Sonny Rollins , 1966)Numbers Rufus , 1978)Once a Thief and Other Themes Lalo Schifrin , 1965)Giant Box Don Sebesky , 1973)Sugar Stanley Turrentine , 1970)Together McCoy Tyner , 1978)Quartets 4 X 4 Soundscapes Cedar Walton , 1980)Uhuru Afrika Randy Weston , 1960)Blue Moses
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As AsArt Blakey The Jazz WithArt Farmer Benny The Jazztet WithEddie Harris WithBilly Higgins WithMilt Jackson WithEtta James WithClifford WithBlue WithHouston With
God Bless Jug and Sonny Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt , 1973)Left Bank Encores Something for Lester Ray Brown , 1977)Slow Drag Donald Byrd , 1967)The Almoravid Joe Chambers , 1971–73)Somethin's Cookin' Junior Cook , 1981)Broken Shadows Ornette Coleman , 1971–72)Katumbo (Dance) Giant Steps John Coltrane , 1959)Up, Up and Away Sonny Criss , 1967)The Beat Goes On! This Is the Moment! Kenny Dorham , 1958)Blue Spring Cannonball Adderley , 1959)It's All Right! Teddy Edwards , 1967)Soul Trombone Curtis Fuller , 1961)Smokin' Tangerine Dexter Gordon , 1972)Generation Bush Dance Johnny Griffin , 1978)Roots Slide Hampton , 1985)The Quota Jimmy Heath , 1961)Triple Threat Mode for Joe Joe Henderson , 1966)Hub Cap Freddie Hubbard , 1961)Here to Stay The Body & the Soul Bolivia Highway One Bobby Hutcherson , 1978)Farewell Keystone Really Livin' J.J. Johnson , 1959)J.J. Inc. Save Your Love for Me Etta Jones , 1986)Advance! Philly Joe Jones , 1978)Drum Song Seven Minds Sam Jones , 1974)Something in Common First Class Kloss! Eric Kloss , 1967)Abbey Is Blue Abbey Lincoln , 1959)Strings! Pat Martino , 1967)From This Moment On! Charles McPherson , 1968)Horizons Caramba! Lee Morgan , 1968)The Sixth Sense The Mode Sonny Red , 1961)Sonny Red Setting Standards Woody Shaw , 1983)For Losers Archie Shepp , 1968–69)Kwanza Now Is the Time Idrees Sulieman , 1976)Goodbye Yesterday Lucky Thompson , 1972)Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail I Offer You Another Story Stanley Turrentine , 1969)Up Front David Williams , 1986)
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