American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader (1926–2020)
| Description | American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader (1926–2020) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1926-10-25 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Philadelphia Philadelphia Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2020-01-19 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Loganville Loganville Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | saxophonist composer chapelmaster music arranger jazz musician songwriter musician Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | tenor saxophone Western concert flute soprano saxophone saxophone Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | jazz Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Strata-East Records Riverside Verve Records Cobblestone Records Landmark Records SteepleChase Telarc International Corporation Columbia Records Limelight Muse Records Xanadu Records Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | Milt Jackson & His Gold Medal Winners The Heath Brothers The Jimmy Heath Orchestra Jimmy Heath Big Band Clark Terry’s Big‐B‐A‐D‐Band The Riverside Jazz Stars The Miles Davis Sextet Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra The J.J. Johnson Sextet Dizzy Gillespie Sextet Howard McGhee Sextet Milt Jackson And His Gold Medal Winners Milt Jackson Orchestra Milt Jackson Sextet Walter Gil Fuller And His Orchestra CBS Jazz All-Stars The Kenny Dorham Quintet Art Farmer Quintet Continuum (5) Elmo Hope Sextet Jimmy Heath Quintet Jimmy Heath And His Orchestra Blue Mitchell Sextet The Blue Mitchell Orchestra Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band Sam Jones & Co. Jimmy Heath Sextet Gil Fuller Orchestra Jimmy Heath And Brass The Riverside Reunion Band The Benny Carter All-Star Sax Ensemble Bunky Green Sextet Jimmy Heath Quartet Chico & Rita New York Band The Dizzy Gillespie™ Alumni All-Star Big Band Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz |
| Awards | NEA Jazz Masters Source: Wikidata |
Heath J Heath J. Health J. Heart J. Heath J.Heath James Heath Jimmie Heath Jimmie Heath-Tayari Jimmy Jimmy Health Jimmy Heath-Tayari Mr. Heath Дж. Хит ジミー・ヒース
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