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1973 studio album by Albert Heath
Kwanza (The First) is an album by drummer Albert Heath featuring performances recorded in 1973 and originally released on the Muse label.[ 1] [ 2]
Andrew Gilbert of KQED says, "Kwanza captures a mid-career master with a long-established reputation as one of the most eloquent and adaptable drummers in jazz ... Heath wasn’t content to organize an all-star jam session. He’d been collaborating and studying composition with multi-instrumental explorer Yusef Lateef , and he used Kwanza to investigate some of the chamber music concepts he’d been working on".[ 3] Jazz Views' Eddie Myer observed, "This album come replete with all kinds of modish innovations, from Swahili titles to 4/4 straight-8 rock rhythms, to guitar and rhodes from the youngest members".[ 4]
All compositions by Albert Heath, except Oops! by Percy Heath.
"Tafadhali" – 6:56
"A Notion" – 5:29
"Dr. JEH" – 6:22
"Dunia" – 4:01
"Oops!" – 6:33
"Sub-Set" – 10:11
^ Muse LP series discography: 5000 to 5049 accessed January 9, 2017
^ Albert Heath discography , accessed January 9, 2017
^ Gilbert, A., Tootie Heath’s ‘Kwanza’: A Reissue That Deserves Another Spin accessed August 2, 2015
^ Myer, E., Jazz Views Review , accessed January 9, 2017
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
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Black Drops (Charles Earland , 1970)
Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller , 1961)
Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972)
The Quota (Red Garland , 1971)
Kwanza (The First) (Albert Heath , 1973)
Homecoming! (Elmo Hope , 1961)
Hub Cap (Freddie Hubbard , 1961)
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums as leader or co-leader
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Sunset to Dawn (1973)
Peruvian Blue (1974)
In Tandem (and Ted Dunbar , 1975)
Lucifer (1975)
Innocence (1978)
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Golden Lotus (1980)
Kenny Barron at the Piano (1981)
Imo Live (1982)
Spiral (1982)
Green Chimneys (1983–87)
1+1+1 (1984)
Autumn in New York (1984)
Landscape (1984)
Scratch (1985)
The Red Barron Duo (and Red Mitchell , 1986)
Two as One (and Buster Williams , 1986)
What If? (1986)
Live at Fat Tuesdays (1988)
Rhythm-a-Ning (and John Hicks , 1989)
Invitation (1990)
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Ten (1990)
The Only One (1990)
Confirmation (and Barry Harris , 1991)
Lemuria-Seascape (1991)
The Moment (1991)
Quickstep (1991)
Sambao (1992)
Other Places (1993)
Wanton Spirit (1994)
Swamp Sally (and Mino Cinelu , 1995)
Things Unseen (1995)
Live at Bradley's (1996)
Live at Bradley's II (1996)
Night and the City (and Charlie Haden , 1996)
Spirit Song (1999)
Canta Brasil (2000)
Freefall (and Regina Carter , 2000)
Images (2003)
Super Standard (2004)
The Traveler (2007)
Minor Blues (2009)
Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights (2012)
The Art of Conversation (and Dave Holland , 2014)
Book of Intuition (2015)
Concentric Circles (2018)
Without Deception (and Dave Holland , 2020)
The Source (2023)
Beyond This Place (2024)
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The Best Thing for You (Chet Baker , 1977)
You Can't Go Home Again (Chet Baker, 1977)
Studio Trieste (Chet Baker and Hubert Laws , 1982)
Bad Benson (George Benson , 1974)
Code Red (Cindy Blackman , 1990)
The Oracle (Cindy Blackman, 1995)
Shining Hour (Larry Coryell , 1989)
Quicksand (Ted Curson , 1974)
Continuum (Ray Drummond , 1994)
Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin , 1967)
Tex Book Tenor (Booker Ervin, 1968)
All That Jazz (Ella Fitzgerald , 1989)
Awakening (Sonny Fortune , 1975)
Two for the Blues (Frank Foster and Frank Wess , 1983)
Frankly Speaking (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1984)
Tiger in the Rain (Michael Franks , 1978)
Man & Woman (George Freeman , 1974)
Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Jim Hall , 1996)
Light and Lively (Louis Hayes , 1989)
Una Max (Louis Hayes, 1989)
The Gap Sealer (Albert Heath , 1972)
Kwanza (The First) (Jimmy Heath , 1973)
Now! (Bobby Hutcherson , 1969)
In the Vanguard (Bobby Hutcherson, 1986)
New Agenda (Elvin Jones , 1975)
Time Capsule (Elvin Jones, 1977)
The Bassist! (Sam Jones , 1979)
We're Goin' Up (Eric Kloss , 1967)
Jazz Nocturne (Lee Konitz , 1992)
Number Two Express (Christian McBride , 1995)
Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (Helen Merrill , 1995)
Never Never Land (Jane Monheit , 2000)
Peace and Rhythm (Idris Muhammad , 1971)
A Time for Love (Arturo Sandoval , 2010)
This Bud's for You... (Bud Shank , 1984)
Solid (Woody Shaw , 1986)
Kamau (Charles Sullivan , 1995)
Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry , 1972)
A Bluish Bag (Stanley Turrentine , 1967)
Jazz French Horn (Tom Varner , 1985)
Listen Here (Roseanna Vitro , 1982)
Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington , 1967)
Two at the Top (Frank Wess and Johnny Coles , 1983)
New York, New Sound (Gerald Wilson , 2003)