Jimmy Heath

Sassofonista e compositore statunitense (1926-2020)

Nascita: 25 ottobre 1926
Filadelfia
Morte: 19 gennaio 2020
Loganville
Paese: Stati Uniti
Etichette: Columbia Records, Verve Records, Riverside Records, Muse Records, Telarc International Corporation
Discografia: 14 album

Biografia

Jimmy Heath è stato un musicista jazz (sassofono, sassofono tenore, sassofono soprano e flauto da concerto). Nato il 25 ottobre 1926 a Filadelfia, morto il 19 gennaio 2020 a Loganville. Lo stile è di solito associato a jazz. Etichette: Columbia Records, Verve Records, Riverside Records e Muse Records. La discografia qui comprende 14 album, da «The Thumper» (1960) a «What You're Waiting For» (2021). Tra i riconoscimenti: NEA Jazz Masters.

James Edward Heath, soprannominato Little Bird, detto Jimmy (Filadelfia, 25 ottobre 1926 – Loganville, 19 gennaio 2020), è stato un sassofonista e compositore statunitense.

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Discografia

Album in studio e dal vivo

The Thumper 1960 · Riverside The Quota 1961 · Riverside Triple Threat 1962 · Riverside Swamp Seed 1963 · Riverside On the Trail 1964 · Riverside The Gap Sealer 1972 · Cobblestone Love and Understanding 1974 Picture of Heath 1975 · Xanadu Records New Picture 1985 Peer Pleasure 1987 · Landmark Records Little Man Big Band 1992 · Verve The Time and the Place 1994 · Landmark Records Love Letter 2020 · Verve What You're Waiting For 2021 · Nagel Heyer Records

Suona anche in

Album in cui Jimmy Heath compare come sideman

1953	Miles Davis, Vol. 2 — Miles Davis	tenor saxophone
1953	Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown, Jimmy Heath, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke — J.J. Johnson	tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
1955	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 2 — Jay Jay Johnson	saxophone
1955	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1 — Jay Jay Johnson	tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
1959	Blue Soul — Blue Mitchell Sextet	tenor saxophone
1960	That's Right! Nat Adderley and the Big Sax Section — Nat Adderley	tenor saxophone
1960	The Soul Society — Sam Jones	tenor saxophone
1961	Jerome Kern Showboat — Kenny Dorham	tenor saxophone
1962	Big Bags — Milt Jackson	woodwind
1962	Soul Trombone — Curtis Fuller	tenor saxophone
1964	Up With Donald Byrd — Donald Byrd	tenor saxophone
1964	In a New Setting — Milt Jackson	tenor saxophone
1964	Vibrations — Milt Jackson	tenor saxophone
1964	Jazz 'N' Samba — Milt Jackson	tenor saxophone
1965	Ray Brown / Milt Jackson — Ray Brown / Milt Jackson	saxophone, arranger, conductor, reeds
1965	Soul Sauce — Cal Tjader	tenor saxophone
1968	Born Free — Milt Jackson	tenor saxophone
1968	Heads Up! — Blue Mitchell	arranger
1970	Kawaida — Kuumba-Toudie Heath	arranger, saxophone
1971	Homecoming — Art Farmer	flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
1972	Jazz Number II — Ray Charles	arranger
1972	Smokin' — Curtis Fuller	saxophone
1974	Olinga — Milt Jackson	saxophone
1975	Mellow — Sonny Stitt	woodwind
1976	Regeneration — Stanley Cowell	soprano saxophone, flute, alto flute
1985	20/20 — George Benson	tenor saxophone
1988	Bebop — Milt Jackson	tenor saxophone
1988	Right Down Front — Sam Jones	tenor saxophone
1989	Four Symphonic Works by Duke Ellington — Duke Ellington	soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
1991	The Harem — Milt Jackson Featuring Jimmy Heath, James Moody, Cedar Walton, Bob Cranshaw, Kenny Washington	saxophone

Standard scritti da Jimmy Heath

Titolo	Tonalità	Forma	Groove
C.T.A.	Si♭ maggiore	AABA · 32	swing veloce
For Minors Only	Do minore	AA · 24	swing veloce
A Sound For Sore Ears	Mi♭ maggiore	ABC · 24	ottavi dritti
Forever Sonny	Si♭ maggiore	AABA · 32	bossa nova
New Picture	Si♭ maggiore	ABCD · 40	valzer jazz

Premi

NEA Jazz Masters

Dischi storici a 78 giri

BIG WILL HOWARD McGHEE'S BE-BOPPERS · Howard McGhee · Jimmy Heath · Jesse… archive.org ↗
ETOILE HOWARD McGHEE'S BE-BOPPERS · Howard McGhee · Jimmy Heath · Jesse… archive.org ↗
DENISE HOWARD McGHEE'S BE-BOPPERS · Howard McGhee · Jimmy Heath · Jesse… archive.org ↗
PUNKINS HOWARD McGHEE'S BE-BOPPERS · Howard McGhee · Jimmy Heath · Jesse… archive.org ↗
Cross Roads Howard McGhee Sextet · Howard McGee · Jimmy Heath · Jessie Powell ·… · 1949 archive.org ↗