Clunky Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 A very fine musician with a great legacy of recordings. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Not many who were better than him in arranging for mid-sized groups either. A master at getting a quart out of a pint pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 R.I.P. Mr. Heath A great artist for sure, and a man of many skills. When seeing him in concert, I was particularly stuck by the logic, elegance, and concision of his playing. This man didn't waste a note.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) I will miss having him here on Earth but will cling to his music. Edited January 20, 2020 by BeBop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Non-specialist press coverage, even: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/20/jimmy-heath-jazz-saxophonist-for-miles-davis-dies-aged-93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 I don't recall any mention here of Jimmy Heath's autobiography - "I Walked With Giants". It is an interesting book that tells us much about Heath's life. Most of his recording sessions are also discussed. A very worthwhile read. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Another Giant goes away. And a superb composer disappears... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr jazz Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 One of my jazz heroes who I saw many times over the years in a variety of formats. His autobiography is indeed excellent and I got him to sign my copy a few years ago. RIP Dr Heath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 hours ago, BillF said: Non-specialist press coverage, even: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/20/jimmy-heath-jazz-saxophonist-for-miles-davis-dies-aged-93 I was pleased and a slightly surprised to have also gotten a push msg from NPR on my phone yesterday around Noon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) I have a number of Jimmy Heath's recordings I enjoy, esp. Picture of Heath on Xanadu, and couple of later big band dates. I was never quite as taken by the Heath Bros. recordings. Right now about 90% of my music collection is packed away in boxes for a move later in the year, so all the Heath recordings are inaccessible to me at the moment. But there's always Spotify and I-tunes. Edited January 20, 2020 by John Tapscott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 They just played an interview Phil Schaap did with Jimmy Heath, and Jimmy said he had a recording date with Miles Davis, and they called him just before the date. and said that Charlie Parker was broke, and needed some money, so Bird was going to replace him. Jimmy agreed, but asked them to record a tune he just wrote called "The Serpent's Tooth". They picked it up, and recorded it, but Miles Davis took credit for the tune Jimmy wrote. heath described himself as naive.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 12 minutes ago, sgcim said: They just played an interview Phil Schaap did with Jimmy Heath, and Jimmy said he had a recording date with Miles Davis, and they called him just before the date. and said that Charlie Parker was broke, and needed some money, so Bird was going to replace him. Jimmy agreed, but asked them to record a tune he just wrote called "The Serpent's Tooth". They picked it up, and recorded it, but Miles Davis took credit for the tune Jimmy wrote. heath described himself as naive.... Thnx for sharing .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 9 hours ago, BeBop said: I will miss having him here on Earth but will cling to his music. Earth's loss, Space's gain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 But Miles did not steal "C.T.A." when he recorded it with Jimmy. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 Miles more than made up for it by recording Gingerbread Boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 I wouldn't call "The Serpent's Tooth" one of Jimmy's great compositions. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 What a life. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 "The Voice of the Saxophone"...wow, what a beautiful piece of music. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 7 hours ago, Milestones said: I wouldn't call "The Serpent's Tooth" one of Jimmy's great compositions. Â Or Miles'Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhatta Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 It's very rare to possess a "triple threat" in Jazz -- talents of composition, arrangement, and instrumental prowess. Jimmy Heath had all. Compositions: possibly "Gemini" is the most distinctive. but personally I love "For Minors Only". Chet Baker was the best interpreter of that tune. Arrangement: The Heath Brothers, Little Man Big Band, etc., etc. Sax: Maybe "Picture Of Heath" (Xanadu) is the best for enjoying Jimmy's saxes. Barry Harris also shines. Red Garland's "The Quota" (MPS) is also a hidden gem. R.I.P.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Does anyone else think that Jimmy Heath's discography is rather thin for an artist of his stature? He never seemed to find a decent run with any label other than Riverside in the early 60's. As a composer, yes, he's impressive: Gingerbread Boy The Quota The Voice of the Saxophone Ellington's Stray Horn Mona's Mood Big P The Time and the Place Gemini C.T.A. Trane Connections  (and many more)   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 We should not ignore the many many recordings where Jimmy Heath was a sideman. Only focusing on his dates as a leader does not by any means tell us the whole story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 And The Heath Brothers did ok in their time - 7 albums in 8 years, all but one for "major labels" with good promotion and distribution. Plenty of Jimmy Heath compositions on those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 47 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said: We should not ignore the many many recordings where Jimmy Heath was a sideman. Only focusing on his dates as a leader does not by any means tell us the whole story. He did really nice work with Art Farmer in the mid-60's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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