Jimmy Heath's first chance to lead a fairly large group, an all-star ten-piece, found him well featured both on tenor and as an arranger/composer. With such colorful players as cornetist
Nat Adderley, flugelhornist
Clark Terry, altoist
Cannonball Adderley, and either
Cedar Walton or
Tommy Flanagan on piano,
Heath introduces a few originals (including "Big 'P'" and "A Picture of Heath") and uplifts "Green Dolphin Street," "Dat Dere," and "My Ideal," among others. A well-conceived set. [Originally released in 1960,
Really Big! was reissued on CD in 2007.] ~ Scott Yanow