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James Edward Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020), nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. He was the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath .
Jan 19, 2020 · Jimmy Heath, a prolific saxophonist, composer and bandleader who played alongside some of the biggest names of jazz, including Miles Davis and John Coltrane, has died. Heath died Sunday morning...
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- Tom Vitale
Jan 20, 2020 · Mon 20 Jan 2020 10.38 EST. The saxophonist Jimmy Heath, who has died aged 93, flew the flag for bebop – that hyperactive, melodically cryptic, highwire-act of a jazz idiom – with grace, wit and...
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- John Fordham
Learn about Jimmy Heath, a brilliant instrumentalist and a magnificent composer and arranger. He has performed with nearly all the jazz greats of the last 50 years, written more than 125 compositions, and taught jazz studies at various institutions.
Jan 19, 2020 · Jimmy Heath was a jazz master saxophonist, flutist, composer, arranger, and educator who received an NEA Jazz Master Fellowship in 2003. He played with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, and other jazz giants, and composed and arranged many jazz standards. He also led his own band, the Heath Brothers, and taught at various institutions.
NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Heath, a Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist and composer who performed with such greats as Miles Davis and John Coltrane before forming the popular family group the Heath Brothers in middle age, has died. He was 93. Heath’s grandson Fa Mtume told The New York Times that he died Sunday at his home in Loganville, Georgia.
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Jan 20, 2020 · Jimmy Heath, the US jazz performer and composer whose career spanned seven decades, has died of natural causes aged 93. His death was confirmed to the New York Times by his grandson Fa Mtume,...
