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in Harlem. Although Heath recalls that the band recorded a few demos on acetate, it never released any recordings, and its arrangements were lost at a
Chicago train station. The band dissolved in 1949 so that Heath could join Dizzy Gillespie's band.
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I Walked With Giants: The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath
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910:Nice People - The Riverside Collection
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1347:Regeneration
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1035:(Time, 1960)
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445:Kenny Dorham
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388:Johnny Coles
380:Specs Wright
376:Benny Golson
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335:Albert Heath
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318:Albert Heath
316:and drummer
301:
297:
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279:Albert Heath
225:SteepleChase
174:Years active
95:(2020-01-19)
82:Philadelphia
18:
2875:Miles Davis
2830:2020 deaths
2825:1926 births
2650:Homecoming!
2631:Red Garland
2594:Black Drops
2323:New Picture
2239:Really Big!
2231:The Thumper
2205:Jimmy Heath
2148:Jimmy Heath
2012:January 21,
1990:January 19,
1695:January 21,
1582:All Members
1568:Don Sickler
1449:Homecoming!
1404:Bunky Green
1400:(MPS, 1971)
1392:Red Garland
1385:Black Drops
1368:Miles Davis
1314:Donald Byrd
1296:With others
1242:Herbie Mann
1201:(CTI, 1974)
987:Jazz Family
927:Strata-East
923:Marchin' On
904:Compilation
893:Love Letter
872:Planet Arts
816:New Picture
765:Cobblestone
691:Really Big!
678:The Thumper
660:Discography
606:Ray Charles
602:Ahmad Jamal
594:James Moody
590:Clark Terry
529:White House
515:James Mtume
492:Donald Byrd
441:Miles Davis
396:Nelson Boyd
331:Percy Heath
314:Percy Heath
302:Little Bird
273:Percy Heath
234:Formerly of
156:Instruments
133:Occupations
63:Little Bird
25:Jimmy Heath
2819:Categories
2774:Music Inc.
2767:Cal Tjader
2762:Soul Sauce
2714:Latin Mann
2465:Invitation
2449:Vibrations
2441:Statements
2410:Homecoming
2369:Art Farmer
2263:Swamp Seed
1849:January 1,
1654:References
1605:Music Inc.
1593:Soul Sauce
1588:Cal Tjader
1426:PErception
1250:Latin Mann
1146:Statements
1138:Invitation
1122:Vibrations
1078:Homecoming
1042:Art Farmer
1000:As sideman
877:2007, 10:
866:2004, 06:
718:Swamp Seed
618:Three Ears
582:Art Farmer
500:Jazzmobile
457:Art Farmer
428:Art Pepper
424:Chet Baker
392:Ray Bryant
384:Cal Massey
368:Nat Towles
253:jimmyheath
178:1940sā2020
74:1926-10-25
49:Birth name
2722:Blue Soul
2706:Down Home
2698:The Chant
2691:Sam Jones
2655:Elmo Hope
2626:The Quota
2505:Born Free
2355:You or Me
2247:The Quota
2221:As leader
1819:0099-9660
1578:Don Sleet
1444:Elmo Hope
1397:The Quota
1362:Palo Alto
1354:Continuum
1279:Riverside
1274:Blue Soul
1232:Down Home
1224:The Chant
1208:Sam Jones
1190:Born Free
1183:Ray Brown
993:Endurance
949:In Motion
860:You or Me
730:Milestone
700:The Quota
683:Riverside
670:As leader
449:Gil Evans
420:Lewisburg
404:Max Roach
324:Biography
281:(brother)
275:(brother)
266:Relatives
195:Limelight
190:Riverside
162:Saxophone
2582:Showboat
2457:Big Bags
2403:Columbia
2097:AllMusic
1930:July 20,
1868:Archived
1844:AllMusic
1824:July 20,
1130:Big Bags
1032:Showboat
965:Antilles
937:Columbia
897:Impulse!
891:2020?:
795:Landmark
665:Sources:
433:Playboys
329:bassist
310:big band
220:Landmark
205:Atlantic
148:educator
145:arranger
142:composer
139:Musician
124:hard bop
2793:, 2003)
2781:, 1970)
2769:, 1964)
2757:, 1960)
2729:, 1959)
2693:, 1960)
2681:, 1965)
2669:, 1961)
2662:Hub Cap
2657:, 1961)
2645:, 1973)
2633:, 1971)
2618:Smokin'
2613:, 1961)
2601:, 1970)
2589:, 1960)
2561:, 1975)
2541:, 1960)
2405:, 1967)
2385:, 1966)
2286:, 1965)
1985:NPR.org
1461:Hub Cap
1428:, 1973)
1409:My Babe
1364:, 1980)
1326:, 1965)
1281:, 1959)
1104:Smokin'
1027:, 1953)
983:, 1997)
981:Concord
967:, 1981)
939:, 1978)
929:, 1975)
899:, 2020)
874:, 2006)
854:, 1992)
841:, 1992)
810:, 1975)
797:, 1994)
775:, 1979)
732:, 1975)
685:, 1959)
248:Website
200:Impulse
2745:(1994)
2577:(1953)
2569:(1953)
2549:(1964)
2526:others
2516:(1974)
2513:Olinga
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