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Jimmy Heath

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Aliases
Jimmy Heath Big Band
Jimmy Heath and Brass
The Jimmy Heath Orchestra
Jimmy Heath Quartet
Jimmy Heath Sextet
Real name
James Edward Heath
Born
October 25, 1926
Died
January 19, 2020
Country
United States
IPI
00013667298 27 works
00040689085 22 works
00129407477 1 work
Affiliation
BMI, ASCAP
Comments
Principally a jazz tenor saxophonist, Heath also played soprano sax. He originally played alto saxophone, but switched to tenor after earning the nickname "Little Bird" in the late-1940s due to the very strong influence of Charlie Parker on his alto playing (and because of his short stature).
Member of
Heath Brothers
Continuum Saxophone
The Riverside Reunion Band
Family
Albert "Tootie" Heath Brother
Percy Heath Brother
James Mtume Son
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Originals

Covers by Jimmy Heath

Title Performer Release date Originally by
1995 Ella Fitzgerald - Orchestra conducted by Buddy Bregman
i   2013 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra REL, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC
i 1975 Sam Jones
i   1966 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
i 1995 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i 1972 Milt Jackson with The Ray Brown Big Band
i Autumn Leaves Arnett Cobb, Jimmy Heath, Joe Henderson 1993 Unverified
i 1990 Jack Hylton and His Orchestra, Thelonious Monk Quintet, Johnny Mathis with Ray Conniff and His Orchestra
i 1994 Milt Jackson
i 1975 Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
  1995 Johnny Long and His Orchestra REC, Ginny Simms with Freddy Martin and His Orchestra BRD
i July 17, 2020 Dizzy Gillespie
i Cotton Tail Arnett Cobb, Jimmy Heath, Joe Henderson 1993 Unverified
i 1975 Miles Davis
i 1960 Bobby Timmons
i 1985 Charlie Parker Quintet
i July 17, 2020 Billie Holiday
July 17, 2020 O.C. Smith
i   1960 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Patti Palmer REC, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Al Hibbler REL
i Ellington's Strayhorn Jazz Orchestra Of The Concertgebouw Featuring Jimmy Heath (Jimmy Heath, Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw ‎) 2012 Unverified
i 1984 Joe Henderson [US1]
i 1996 Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins
i 2013 Dizzy Gillespie
i Flying Home Arnett Cobb, Jimmy Heath, Joe Henderson 1993 Unverified
i   1960 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Allen REC, Morton Downey PRF
i 1960 Art Blakey Jazz Messengers
i 1995 Blue Mitchell
i Gemini Jazz Orchestra Of The Concertgebouw Featuring Jimmy Heath (Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw ‎, Jimmy Heath) 2012 Unverified
i 1966 Milt Jackson
i Gingerbread Boy Jazz Orchestra Of The Concertgebouw Featuring Jimmy Heath (Jimmy Heath, Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw ‎) 2012 Unverified
i 1962 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
i 1995 Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker - Sydney Catlett - Al Haig - Curly Russell
i 1996 Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker - Sydney Catlett - Al Haig - Curly Russell
If You Could See Me Densil Pinnock, Jimmy Heath, Richard Wyands 1995 Unverified
i 1990 Ethel Merman
  1995 Mills Brothers REL, Cab Calloway and The Cabaliers REC
1995 Billy Eckstine - Orchestra conducted by Russ Case
i 1973 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i May 2015 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i 1972 The MGM Studio Orchestra
i   1966 Bob Allen and The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra BRD, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bonnie Lou Williams and The Sentimentalists REC
i 1987 The Duke Pearson Nonet
It Must Be True Densil Pinnock, Jimmy Heath, Richard Wyands 1995 Unverified
i 1987 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
1995 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
i 1960 Red McKenzie & His Orchestra
i   1963 Tony Bennett with Percy Faith & His Orch. REL, Sydney Chaplin and Judy Holliday PRF
i July 17, 2020 Joe Henderson [US1]
i 1984 Joe Henderson [US1]
i 1991 Lawrence Tibbett with Orchestra – Nathaniel Shilkret, Director
July 17, 2020 Mal Waldron
i 1990 Count Basie Kansas City Seven
i 2013 Billie Holiday
i   1985 King Cole and His Trio - Orch. cond. by Pete Rugolo REL, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC
i   1962 John Reardon & Nancy Dussault PRF, Perry Como REC,REL
1995 Julie London with Russ Garcia and His Orchestra
i   1963 Helen Morgan REC,REL, Mayo Methot PRF
i   1960 Maurice Chevalier REC,BRD
i 1963 Thelonious Monk Trio
1995 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra, Connie Haines and The Pied Pipers
i 1960 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Male Quartet
i 1973 Art Farmer Quintet
i 1960 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
i 1984 Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones
i 1996 Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones
i 1960 Chet Baker & Art Pepper
1996 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i 1991 The Jazz Messengers
i Project "S" Jazz Orchestra Of The Concertgebouw Featuring Jimmy Heath (Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw ‎, Jimmy Heath) 2012 Unverified
i 1966 Milt Jackson
i 'Round About Midnight Arnett Cobb, Jimmy Heath, Joe Henderson 1993 Unverified
i 1991 The Heath Brothers
i Sleeves Jazz Orchestra Of The Concertgebouw Featuring Jimmy Heath (Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw ‎, Jimmy Heath) 2012 Unverified
i 1990 Arnett Cobb and His Orchestra
i 1987 Ernie Wilkins' Almost Big Band
i 1985 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i 1991 Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar with Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor
i 1984 Kenny Dorham Septet featuring Cannonball Adderley
i 1996 The New Miles Davis Quintet
i 1990 Charlie Parker's All Stars
i Tenor Madness Arnett Cobb, Jimmy Heath, Joe Henderson 1993 Unverified
i 1984 Kenny Dorham
i   1962 Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Buddy Di Vito REC, Dick Haymes BRD, Dick Haymes with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young REL
1995 Frank Sinatra – Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra
i The Voice Of The Saxophone Jazz Orchestra Of The Concertgebouw Featuring Jimmy Heath (Jimmy Heath, Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw ‎) 2012 Unverified
i   1961 Mary Eaton & Oscar Shaw PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lewis James REC,REL
i 1996 Nat "King" Cole - With Orchestra conducted by Gordon Jenkins
i 1985 Blue Mitchell
i 1961 Johnny Mathis with Ray Conniff and His Orchestra
i   1996 Norma Terris, Howard Marsh, Charles Winninger & Edna May Oliver PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra REC,REL
i 1984 Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones
i 2013 Charlie Parker Septet
1995 Savoy Hotel Orpheans (Carroll Gibbons)
i 1991 Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dick Haymes

Songs written by Jimmy Heath

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
A Harmonic Future Jimmy Heath The Heath Brothers 1998 Covered by (2 artists)
All Members Jimmy Heath Sam Jones March 1960 Covered by (5 artists)
A New Blue Jimmy Heath Joe Locke 1993 Covered by (4 artists)
A Sound for Sore Ears Jimmy Heath Milt Jackson with The Ray Brown Big Band October 9, 1969 Covered by (14 artists)
Blue on Blue Jimmy Heath Blue Mitchell and Orchestra 1962 Covered by Danny D'Imperio
Bop Ag'in Jimmy Heath Milt Jackson 1995 Unverified
Bruh Slim Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath 1962 Covered by (3 artists)
Cloak and Dagger Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath Quintet featuring Kenny Burrell and Wynton Kelly 1966 Covered by Jeb Patton
C.T.A. Jimmy Heath Miles Davis April 20, 1953 Covered by (25 artists)
Dew and Mud Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath 1962 Covered by Ray Brown / Milt Jackson
Ellington's Stray Horn Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath 1987 Covered by (2 artists)
Far Away Lands Jimmy Heath Hank Mobley REC, Jimmy Heath REL May 26, 1967
For Minors Only Jimmy Heath Art Blakey Jazz Messengers December 1957 Covered by (14 artists)
Gemini Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath January 4, 1962 Covered by (7 artists)
Ginger Bread Boy Jimmy Heath Milt Jackson 1964 Covered by (45 artists)
Heads Up Feet Down Jimmy Heath Blue Mitchell November 1967 Covered by Tony Purrone
Ineffable Jimmy Heath Milt Jackson 1965 Covered by (3 artists)
New Picture Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath 1985 Covered by (4 artists)
Nice People Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath Sextet 1960 Covered by Arturo Serra & Miquel Casany
One for Juan Jimmy Heath Art Farmer Quintet 1967 Covered by Jimmy Heath
Picture of Heath Jimmy Heath Chet Baker & Art Pepper February 1958 Covered by (2 artists)
Project S Jimmy Heath Milt Jackson 1965 Covered by (4 artists)
Resonant Emotions Jimmy Heath Chet Baker & Art Pepper February 1958 Covered by Allison Neale
Six Steps Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath and Brass 1963 Covered by Harold Mabern, Kieran Overs
Sleeves Jimmy Heath The Heath Brothers 1984 Covered by (2 artists)
Smiling Billy Suit Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath, Albert "Tootie" Heath Art Farmer 1974 Covered by (3 artists)
The Quota Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath 1961 Covered by Red Garland
The Voice Of The Saxophone Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath 2012 Unverified
Togetherness Jimmy Heath Blue Mitchell November 17, 1967 Covered by (2 artists)
Top Shelf Jimmy Heath Blue Mitchell September 28, 1959 Covered by Warren Vaché - John Allred Quintet
Trane Connections Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath 1987 Covered by Hank Jones, Dave Holland, Billy Higgins
Two Tees Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath Sextet 1960 Covered by (2 artists)
Wall to Wall Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath and Brass 1963 Covered by Heath Brothers

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