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Jimmy Heath
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American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader (1926–2020)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Jamey Aebersold Jazz -- Jimmy Heath, Vol 122
- I walked with giants
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1926-10-25
- Active to
- 2020-01-19
Discography
- The Thumper1960
- A Jazz Version of Kean1961
- All Members1961
- The Quota1961
- A Sure Thing1962
- Triple Threat1962
- Swamp Seed1963
- On the Trail1964
- The Gap Sealer1972
- Love and Understanding1974
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 28,215
- Total plays
- 127,973
Tags
James Edward Heath (born October 25, 1926 - died January 19, 2020), nicknamed Little Bird, is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, and the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Tootie Heath. He originally played alto saxophone, but after the influence of Charlie Parker on his work for Howard McGhee and Dizzy Gillespie in the late 1940s earned him the nickname Little Bird (Parker's nickname was Bird), he switched to tenor. He was out of music for several years in the 1950s <a href="https://ww
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jimmy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Loganville
- Child
- James Mtume
- Sibling
- Albert Heath
- Occupation
- music arranger
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- soprano saxophone
- Record label
- Riverside
- Official website
- www.jimmyheath.com
- Image
- Jimmy-Heath-nyc-june-1977.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jimmy Heath
- date of birth
- 1926-10-25
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- date of death
- 2020-01-19
- nickname
- Little Bird
- nominated for
- Grammy Awards
- pseudonym
- Little Bird
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Jimmy Heath
- start of work period
- 2020-00-00
Sources (8)
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