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Gary Giddins- Backstage Interview on Jimmy Heath
Gary Giddins | Jimmy Heath
Tenor saxophonist, composer and arranger Jimmy Heath is a member of one of the great families of jazz, recording several acclaimed albums with brothers Percy (bass) and Tootie (drums) as The Heath Brothers. Since the late 1940s, Heath has performed and recorded with practically all the greats of the latter half of the 20th century, including Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Coleman Hawkins, Erroll Garner, John Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard, and Pat Metheney, among many others. |
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Description: The 4th Master class in the fall series featured two of the incredible Heath Brothers, Percy and Jimmy. The third brother Albert was not attending that day. Coming from a musical family and known as one of the first families of jazz, the Philadelphia brothers are known for their impeccable compositions, arrangements and love of bebop. Each brother became musically successful in their own right and played with many of the bebop pioneers such as the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band. The rhythm section became known as the famous Modern Jazz Quartet after Percy succeeded Ray Brown, launching a 43 year career. Jimmy also played with Gillespie, exchanging his alto sax for a tenor and is a talented composer-arranger. Throughout the master class, you can sense the love of music the brothers have to this day.
Shoot Date: Nov-04 |
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