Riverside Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Swamp Seed
| Recorded | Mar 11 & May 28, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Label | Riverside Records |
| Released | 1963 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 539460 |
The record
Tuba and horn thicken the bottom end on this Riverside session, Heath's own charts giving Donald Byrd's trumpet room to cut through the low brass. Percy and Albert Heath hold the rhythm section down while Herbie Hancock adds a modern edge on piano.
Session personnel
- Percy Heath — bass
- Albert Heath — drums
- Connie Kay — drums
- Jim Buffington — french horn
- Julius Watkins — french horn
- Harold Mabern — piano
- Herbie Hancock — piano
- Jimmy Heath — tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
- Don Butterfield — tuba
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
We hold only two Riverside pressings of this title, both from 1963: mono RM 465, listed with a deep groove, and stereo RS 9465, which is the earliest row on file here. Our data carries no reissue of any kind -- no OJC, no Japanese pressing, no modern cut -- so a 1963 Riverside is what you are looking for either way. Between the two, the deep-groove mono is the copy that carries collector interest.
| 1963 | Riverside Records · RM 465 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove |
|---|---|
| 1963 | Riverside Records · RS 9465 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Riverside Records — STEREO |
| 1992 | Riverside Records · VICJ-23793 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1997 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1904-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1997 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1904-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
Follow the players
Percy Heath also plays on
Albert Heath also plays on
Connie Kay also plays on