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Jimmy Heath

real name James Edward Heath

Philadelphia, United States · 1926-10-25 – 2020-01-19

Jimmy Heath is credited on 1,761 releases across 429 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,761

Credits

429

Albums

8

Decades active

514

In collections

Biography

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American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist, flutist, arranger, composer and bandleader (born October 25, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died January 19, 2020 in Loganville, Georgia).
Jimmy is the middle brother of the Heath Brothers (Percy Heath/bass and Albert Heath/drums). Father of James Mtume.

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Credited work

1,761 releases · 429 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 2,937
  • Other credits · 56
  • Production · 24

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · WOR Studios · Plaza Sound Studios

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