(1935-05-31)May 31, 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
April 3, 2024(2024-04-03) (aged 88) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Genres
Jazz
Instrument(s)
Drums
Years active
1957–2024
Formerly of
Heath Brothers
Spouse(s)
Beverly Collins
(m. 1974)
Relatives
Percy Heath (brother)
Jimmy Heath (brother)
Musical artist
Albert "Tootie" Heath (May 31, 1935 – April 3, 2024) was an American jazz hard bop drummer, the brother of tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath and the double-bassist Percy Heath.[1] With Stanley Cowell, the Heaths formed the Heath Brothers jazz band in 1975.
Albert "Tootie" Heath (May 31, 1935 – April 3, 2024) was an American jazz hard bop drummer, the brother of tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath and the double-bassist...
and big band leader. He was the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer AlbertHeath. Heath was born in Philadelphia on October 25, 1926. His father...
Percy Heath (April 30, 1923 – April 28, 2005) was an American jazz bassist, brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer AlbertHeath, with whom he...
The Heath Brothers was an American jazz group, formed in 1975 in Philadelphia, by the brothers Jimmy (tenor saxophone), Percy (bass), and Albert "Tootie"...
1994, the group operated on a semi-active basis, with Percy Heath's brother AlbertHeath on drums until the group disbanded permanently in 1997. Two of...
Injection. Retrieved April 4, 2024. Chinen, Nate (April 3, 2024). "Albert "Tootie" Heath, percussive paragon of modern jazz, dies at 88". WRTI. Retrieved...
1971) With Carlos Garnett Black Love (Muse, 1974) With AlbertHeath Kawaida (1969) With Jimmy Heath The Gap Sealer (Muse, 1973) The Time and the Place (Landmark...
Lions with Frank Strozier, Lee Morgan, Bobby Timmons, Bob Cranshaw, AlbertHeath and Louis Hayes The Young Lions (Vee-Jay, 1961) – rec. 1960 The Jazz...
Adderley with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb with Percy and AlbertHeath replacing Chambers and Cobb on two selections. The Penguin Guide to Jazz...
pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Percy Heath (then riding high with the Modern Jazz Quartet), and drummer AlbertHeath—makes the guitar sound like it never...
Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery with Tommy Flanagan, Percy Heath, and AlbertHeath. He joined his brothers in California to perform as the Montgomery...
the same. By the following month, however, the drummer had changed: AlbertHeath replacing Humphries. The personnel continued to change: by early September...
(1991–1998) (b. 1941) John Sinclair, 82, poet (b. 1941) April 3 AlbertHeath, 88, jazz drummer (Heath Brothers) (b. 1935) Mike Kolen, 76, football player (Miami...
1960 Art Argo 1960 With Tommy Flanagan (piano), Tommy Williams (bass), AlbertHeath (drums) 1961 Perception Argo 1964 With Harold Mabern (piano), Tommy Williams...
Albert Einstein (/ˈaɪnstaɪn/ EYEN-styne; German: [ˈalbɛɐt ˈʔaɪnʃtaɪn] ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who is widely...
Hampstead Heath is an ancient heath in London, spanning 320 hectares (790 acres). This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest...
(bass), AlbertHeath (drums) 1974-05 If You Could See Me Now SteepleChase 1975 Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), AlbertHeath (drums) 1974-07...
musicians - Joe Henderson, Tommy Flanagan, Richard Davis and especially AlbertHeath - "he always kept the soloist sparked up." About Henderson, he stated...
(1960, with Frank Strozier, Lee Morgan, Bobby Timmons, Bob Cranshaw, AlbertHeath & Louis Hayes) Blue Note albums Night Dreamer (1964) JuJu (1964) Speak...
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