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Heath, Jimmy

LC control no.n 86001684
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationML419.H357 Biography
Personal name headingHeath, Jimmy
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Variant(s)Heath, J. (Jimmy)
Heath, James Edward, 1926-2020
See alsoCorporate body: Heath Brothers
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Birth date1926-10-25
Death date2020-01-19
Place of birthPhiladelphia (Pa.)
Place of deathLoganville (Ga.)
Field of activityJazz
Profession or occupationJazz musicians Saxophonists Flute players Composers
Found inHis New picture [SR] p1985: label (Jimmy Heath; (soprano and tenor saxophone and composer) container (J. Heath)
Koshgarian, R. Am. orchestral music, 1992 (Heath, Jimmy; b. 1926)
Farmer, A. Homecoming [SR] 1971?: container (James Heath, tenor sax, soprano sax, flute)
All music guide WWW site, Oct. 30, 2003 (Jimmy Heath; real name: James Edward Heath; b. Oct 25, 1926 in Philadelphia)
New York times online, viewed January 21, 2020 (obituary dated January 19, 2020: Jimmy Heath; jazz saxophonist and composer; born James Edward Heath, October 25, 1926, Philadelphia; died Sunday [January 19, 2020], at his home in Loganville, Ga.; nicknamed Little Bird; in the mid-1970s he founded the Heath Brothers with brothers Percy on bass and Albert (Tootie) on drums)