℗ 2020 UMG Recordings; A Verve Records release
| Released | July 17, 2020 |
| Duration | 44m 32s |
| Record Label | Verve |
| Genre | Jazz |
|
1.1
|
Ballad From Upper Neighbors Suite
Jimmy Heath; Kenny Barron; David Wong; Lewis Nash; Monte Croft |
4:22 | |||
|
1.2
|
Left Alone (feat. Cécile McLorin Salvant)
Jimmy Heath; Cécile McLorin Salvant; David Wong; Lewis Nash; Monte Croft |
4:29 | |||
|
1.3
|
Inside Your Heart
Jimmy Heath; David Wong; Lewis Nash; Monte Croft |
4:51 | |||
|
1.4
|
La Mesha (feat. Wynton Marsalis)
Jimmy Heath; Wynton Marsalis; Kenny Barron; David Wong; Lewis Nash; Monte Croft |
7:13 | |||
|
1.5
|
Don't Misunderstand (feat. Gregory Porter)
Jimmy Heath; Gregory Porter; Kenny Barron; David Wong; Lewis Nash; Monte Croft |
5:31 | |||
|
1.6
|
Con Alma
Jimmy Heath; David Wong; Lewis Nash; Monte Croft |
5:13 | |||
|
1.7
|
Fashion Or Passion
Jimmy Heath; David Wong; Lewis Nash; Monte Croft |
5:45 | |||
|
1.8
|
Don’t Explain
Jimmy Heath; Kenny Barron; David Wong; Lewis Nash; Monte Croft |
7:08 |
Verve Records has released Love Letter, the final album by tenor saxophone master Jimmy Heath. It was completed a month before his death on 19 January and crowns his remarkable 76-year career. Love Letter, Heath’s first all-ballads album, is described by the label as a “parting masterpiece.”
The album combines original material with the great jazz man’s interpretations of several seminal ballads, including songs written by Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie and Kenny Dorham. Love Letter was recorded in New York in the 48 hours before Heath turned 93 and a month later in Atlanta.
The stellar cast of colleagues and friends on the set includes NEA Jazz Master pianist Kenny Barron, poll-winning guitarist Russell Malone, vibraphone veteran Monte Croft, in-demand New York bassist David Wong and drummer Lewis Nash. There are also tracks featuring vocal greats Gregory Porter and Cécile McLorin Salvant as well as revered trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Verve Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.50 -0.50 to -0.50 | -13.57 -15.37 to -12.67 | -10.95 -12.70 to -10.20 | 8 7 to 9 | |
| 1 | Ballad From Upper Neighbors Suite | -0.50 | -13.96 | -11.3 | 9 |
| 2 | Left Alone (feat. Cécile McLorin Salvant) | -0.50 | -15.37 | -12.7 | 9 |
| 3 | Inside Your Heart | -0.50 | -12.82 | -10.2 | 8 |
| 4 | La Mesha (feat. Wynton Marsalis) | -0.50 | -13.51 | -10.6 | 8 |
| 5 | Don't Misunderstand (feat. Gregory Porter) | -0.50 | -14.46 | -11.7 | 9 |
| 6 | Con Alma | -0.50 | -12.81 | -10.3 | 8 |
| 7 | Fashion Or Passion | -0.50 | -12.67 | -10.2 | 7 |
| 8 | Don’t Explain | -0.50 | -12.94 | -10.6 | 8 |