Do the Math (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Tootie is on a little NYC club tour at the moment. Tonight and tomorrow he's at Birdland with the Heath Brothers, Monday-Wednesday with me and Ben Street at Smalls, Thursday with Tomas Janzon at Kitano, and Friday at Flushing Town...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Up until 1952, Jimmy Heath's instrument was the alto saxophone. A fast study, Jimmy sounded almost identical to Charlie Parker, earning him the nickname "Little Bird." But the novelty of mimicking Parker soon wore thin, especially as the tenor saxophone emerged in the early 1950s as the more popular reed instrument. So Jimmy made the switch, and in 1953 began recording...
Jazz & Blues Music Reviews (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
... Haynes on drums provide ample support and inspiration for the creation of some wonderful music. Jimmy Heath's composition "Gingerbread Boy" opens the album at a very high speed, Gordon and Shaw both take solos like race car drivers on a daredevil course. Haynes is the key here, his agile drumming provides the propulsion the soloists need to reach for the stratosphere. Shaw...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
... Dr. Billy Taylor.Antoinette has performed with the Queens Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Jimmy Heath (and will be appearing with them again in 2010.) Antoinette was hired as a leader opposite Jr. Mance for Jazzmobile's Summer Breeze Concert Series with Houston Person for a tribute to Junior Mance with Winard Harper, Tommy James and Bill Moring. Antoinette works most regularly...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Well, this doesn't happen very often. Wynton Marsalis, sax legend Jimmy Heath and . . . Willie Nelson played a boogie number together on the Kennedy Center Concert Hall stage Monday night in tribute to Bill Cosby, a would-be blues drummer himself.
