Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

Albert Heath

 
AMG AllMusic Guide: Pop Artists:

Albert "Tootie" Heath

  • Genres: Jazz

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, Rovi
Search unanswered questions...
Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics
Wikipedia on Answers.com:

Albert Heath

Top
Albert "Tootie" Heath
Birth name Albert Heath
Born May 31, 1935 (1935-05-31) (age 76)
Genres Jazz
Instruments Drums
Years active 1957–present
Associated acts Heath Brothers

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, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Herbie Hancock, Nina Simone, 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.

Contents

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With John Coltrane

With Bennie Green and Gene Ammons

With Herbie Hancock

With Milt Jackson

  • Milt Jackson Quintet Live at the Village Gate (Riverside, 1963)
  • Much in Common with Ray Brown (Verve, 1964)

With Wes Montgomery

With Blue Mitchell

With George Russell

With Nina Simone

With Bobby Timmons

With Mal Waldron

With The Young Lions

With Michel Sardaby

  • Night Blossom (Diw Records, 1990)

References

External links


 
 
Related topics:
Bush Dance (1978 Album by Johnny Griffin)
In the World (1969 Album by Clifford Jordan)
The Complete Trio & Quartet Studio Recordings (2003 Album by Dexter Gordon)

Related answers:
Do you say the Heathes or Heaths\' when writing about a couple? Read answer...
Did albert brooks perform on an album with either albert Collins or albert king? Read answer...
Which name sounds the coolest Arden Albert or Deacon Albert or Mason Albert? Read answer...

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

 

Copyrights:

AMG AllMusic Guide: Pop Artists. Copyright © 2012 All Media Guide, LLC. Content provided by All Music Guide ®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC. All rights reserved.  Read more
Wikipedia on Answers.com. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Albert Heath Read more

Follow us
Facebook Twitter
YouTube

Mentioned in

» More» More