Headin' South is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

Headin' South
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedDecember 6, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length41:38
LabelBlue Note
BST 84062
ProducerAlfred Lion
Horace Parlan chronology
Speakin' My Piece
(1960)
Headin' South
(1961)
On the Spur of the Moment
(1961)

Reception

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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
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Allmusic     [2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Horace Parlan except as indicated
  1. "Headin' South" – 4:29
  2. "The Song Is Ended" (Irving Berlin) – 5:55
  3. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 5:59
  4. "Low Down" – 5:30
  5. "Congalegre" (Ray Barretto) – 4:24
  6. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) – 5:28
  7. "Jim Loves Sue" (Ahmad Jamal) – 4:32
  8. "My Mother's Eyes" (Abel Baer, L. Wolfe Gilbert) – 5:21

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Blue Note discography accessed September 22, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Erlewine, S. T.Allmusic Review accessed September 22, 2010.