- Tootie Heath
Albert "Tootie" Heath (b.
May 31 ,1935 ) is an Americanjazz hard bop drummer , the brother of tenorsaxophonist Jimmy Heath anddouble-bassist Percy Heath .He first recorded in 1957 with
John Coltrane . From 1958 to 1974 he worked with, among others,J. J. Johnson ,Wes Montgomery ,Art Farmer andBenny Golson 's Jazztet,Cedar Walton ,Bobby Timmons ,Kenny Drew ,Dexter Gordon ,Johnny Griffin ,Herbie Hancock , andYusef Lateef . In 1975, he, Jimmy and Percy formed theHeath 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 featuringBen Riley ,Ed Thigpen , Jackie Williams,Billy Hart ,Charlie Persip , Leroy Williams andLouis Hayes .External links
* [http://www.brotherlyjazz.com Brotherly Jazz: The Heath Brothers DVD Documentary]
* [http://www.myspace.com/tootieheath Tootie Heath's MySpace page]
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