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Headin' South
| Recorded | Dec 6, 1960 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 4062 |
| Released | 1960 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 407998 |
The record
Ray Barretto's congas add a Latin-tinged pulse under this quartet date, cut just weeks before the calendar turned. Parlan's polio-shaped left hand still drives the low end while Tucker and Harewood lock into an easy, rolling swing.
Session personnel
- George Tucker — bass
- Ray Barretto — congas
- Al Harewood — drums
- Horace Parlan — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1962 | Blue Note · BLP 4062 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep groove side 1 earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
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| 1962 | Blue Note · BLP 4062 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, P/No deep groove · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1962 | Blue Note · 4062 — Vinyl, 12", Album |
| 1983 | Blue Note · BNJ 71007 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue · laminated sleeve |
| 1983 | Blue Note · BNJ-71007 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · laminated sleeve |
| 1991 | Blue Note — STEREO |
| 1993 | Blue Note · TOCJ-4062 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1999 | Blue Note · TOCJ-9159 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Paper Sleeve |
| 2005 | Blue Note · TOCJ-6559 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2008 | Blue Note · TOCJ-7175 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2013 | Music Matters Ltd. · MMBST-84062 — Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Gatefold, 180 g · gatefold |
| 2014 | Blue Note · UCCQ-5036 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD |
Follow the players
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Al Harewood also plays on