Horace Parlan - Headin' South: Audiophile Blue Note/Music Matters Vinyl LP
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Horace Parlan - Headin' South: This new and sealed lovingly produced and manufactured Music Matters/Blue Note release features heavy vinyl, gorgeous photography, heavy stock covers, and perfect construction. Numbered copy.
Horace Parlan was relatively unsung in his day, but as time has gone on, his albums have become increasingly coveted and well regarded. All Music Guide gives Headin South four stars and says:
On the surface, Headin' South is another set of bluesy soul-jazz, but it actually finds the Horace Parlantrio 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.
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