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Albert Heath

 
Artist: Albert "Tootie" Heath
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Worked With:

Orrin Keepnews, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Paul Chambers, Tete Montoliu, Sam Jones, Jimmy Heath, Herbie Hancock, Dexter Gordon, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Drew

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Percy Heath
  • Born: May 31, 1935, Philadelphia, PA
  • Active: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s
  • Genres: Jazz
  • Instrument: Drums
  • Representative Albums: "Kwanza," "Kawaida"

Biography

The younger brother of Percy and Jimmy Heath, Albert "Tootie" Heath has long been a top hard bop-based drummer with an open mind toward more commercial styles of jazz. After moving to New York (1957), he debuted on record with John Coltrane. Heath was with J.J. Johnson's group (1958-1960) and the Jazztet (1960-1961), worked with the trios of Cedar Walton and Bobby Timmons in 1961, and recorded many records as a sideman for Riverside during that era. He lived in Europe in 1965-1968 (working frequently with Kenny Drew, Dexter Gordon, and backing touring Americans), and, after returning to the U.S., he played regularly with Herbie Hancock's sextet (1968-1969) and Yusef Lateef (1970-1974). After an additional year in Europe, he joined the Heath Brothers band (1975-1978) and then settled in Los Angeles, where Tootie Heath continued freelancing, recording with the Riverside Reunion Band. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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Albert "Tootie" Heath (born May 31, 1935) is an American jazz hard bop drummer, the brother of tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath and double-bassist Percy Heath.[1]

He first recorded in 1957 with John Coltrane. From 1958 to 1974 he worked with, among others, J. J. Johnson, Wes Montgomery, Art Farmer and Benny Golson's Jazztet, Cedar Walton, Bobby Timmons, Kenny Drew, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Herbie Hancock, and Yusef Lateef. In 1975, he, Jimmy and Percy formed the Heath Brothers. He remained with the group until 1978, then left to freelance. He has recorded extensively throughout his career.

Among his many workshop and classroom teaching assignments, Tootie Heath is a regular instructor at the Stanford Jazz Workshop.

Tootie Heath is now the producer and leader of The Whole Drum Truth, a jazz drum ensemble featuring Ben Riley, Ed Thigpen, Jackie Williams, Billy Hart, Charlie Persip, Leroy Williams and Louis Hayes.

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Discography

As leader

As sideman

With John Coltrane

With Nina Simone

With The Young Lions

With Wes Montgomery

With George Russell

  • George Russell Sextet at Beethoven Hall (1965)

With Herbie Hancock

References

  1. ^ Allmusic

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