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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 .
Raised on the sounds of the great big bands—including those of Duke Ellington, Earl “Fatha” Hines, and Glenn Miller—and fueled by the then-strange new music that came to be known as bebop, young Heath was such an acolyte of bop prime mover Charlie Parker that at the tender age of 20, Heath—then an alto saxophonist—was known as ...
19 de ene. de 2020 · Jimmy Heath. Celebrated hard bop saxophonist famed for his lyrical, energetic sound, big-band arrangements, and classic compositions. Read Full Biography.
19 de ene. de 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...
27 de mar. de 2023 · If it weren’t for his being in prison at the early part of his career, tenor saxist Jimmy Heath (who recently left us for his reward) would probably be spoken of in the same breath as Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane.
James Edward Heath, apodado Little Bird (Filadelfia, Pensilvania, 25 de octubre de 1926-Loganville, Georgia; 19 de enero de 2020), [1] fue un músico estadounidense, saxofonista, compositor y arreglista de jazz. Hermano del contrabajista Percy Heath y del baterista Albert Heath.
19 de ene. de 2020 · Jimmy Heath, a tenor saxophonist whose sharp and lively compositions became part of the midcentury jazz canon — and who found new prominence in middle age as a co-leader of a popular band with...
