Little Man Big Band (also written Little Man, Big Band) is a Grammy-nominated album by saxophonist Jimmy Heath featuring performances recorded in 1992 and released on the Verve label.Fitzgerald, M. Jimmy Heath discography, accessed April 22, 2014
Reception
David Dupont at Allmusic noted "Jimmy Heath brings to life his compositions, including his greatest hits 'CTA' and 'Gingerbread Boy,' with blaring, upper register trumpets, punchy trombone countermelodies and swirling saxophone ensembles".Dupont, D., Allmusic Review accessed April 22, 2014
Track listing All compositions by Jimmy Heath except as indicated "Trane Connections" - 5:04 "Two Friends" (Bill Cosby, Stu Gardner) - 4:24 "The Voice of the Saxophone" - 7:46 "Forever Sonny" - 6:56 "C.T.A." - 7:01 "Ellington's Stray Horn" - 7:18 "Gingerbread Boy" - 5:06 "Without You, No Me" - 8:21
Personnel Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, conductor Ted Nash, Jerome Richardson - alto saxophone Bill Easley - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Billy Mitchell, Loren Schoenberg - tenor saxophone Danny Bank - baritone saxophone John Eckert, Virgil Jones, Bob Millikan, Claudio Roditi, Lew Soloff - trumpet Eddie Bert, John Mosca, Benny Powell - trombone Jack Jeffers - bass trombone Tony Purrone - guitar Roland Hanna - piano Ben Brown - bass Lewis Nash - drums Steve Kroon - percussion
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