Heavy Blue

Heavy Blue
Studio album by Larry Willis Quintet
Released	1990
Recorded	December 1989
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:09
Label	SteepleChase SCS 1269/SCCD 31269
Producer	Nils Winther
Larry Willis chronology
Just in Time (1989) Heavy Blue (1990) Let's Play (1991)

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Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[1]

Heavy Blue is an album by American jazz pianist Larry Willis recorded in 1989 and released on the SteepleChase label.[2][3][4]

Track listing

All compositions by Larry Willis except where noted

1. "To Wisdom, The Prize" – 8:17
2. "Winther Blue" – 6:33
3. "Earthlings" (Joe Ford) – 6:32
4. "When I Fall in Love" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) – 8:37
5. "Nightfall" – 10:07
6. "Heavy Blue" – 6:26
7. "Ballad for Frederick" – 7:17
8. "Habiba" (Kirk Lightsey) – 7:15

Personnel

• Larry Willis – piano
• Jerry González – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Joe Ford – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Don Pate – bass
• Jeff "Tain" Watts – drums

References

1. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1513. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
2. Jazzlists: Larry Willis discography, accessed January 4, 2019
3. Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 1000/30000 series discography, January 4, 2019
4. SteepleChase Productions ApS: album details Archived 2019-01-04 at the Wayback Machine, January 4, 2019