Jimmy Heath

tenor saxophone, saxophone, arranger, producer, woodwind, conductor, reeds, alto saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone, alto flute

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Milt Jackson
Orrin Keepnews producer All the Things You Are, Bells and Horns, Bruh' Slim, Changes, Cloak and Dagger, D. Waltz, Dew and Mud, Dewey Square, Down Shift, Funny Time, Gemini, Gingerbread Box, Goodbye, I Should Care, Just in Time, Keep Love Alive, Lowland Lullaby, Lush Life, Make Someone Happy, More Than You Know, New Picture, Nutty, On the Trail, Projects, Prospecting, Six Steps, Sophisticated Lady, Swamp Seed, The More I See You, The Quota, Thinking of You, Togetherness, Vanity, Wall to Wall, When Sunny Gets Blue
Albert “Tootie” Heath drums, percussion A Sound for Sore Ears, Alkebu-Lan (Land of the Blacks), All the Things You Are, Angel Man, Bells and Horns, Bruh' Slim, Cloak and Dagger, Dew and Mud, Down Shift, Funny Time, Gap Sealer, Gemini, Gingerbread Box, Goodbye, Heritage Hum, I Should Care, Invitation, Lowland Lullaby, Make Someone Happy, Nutty, On the Trail, Projects, Prospecting, Six Steps, Swamp Seed, The More I See You, The Quota, Thinking of You, Vanity, When Sunny Gets Blue
Ray Fowler (US recording engineer) engineer All the Things You Are, Bells and Horns, Bruh' Slim, Cloak and Dagger, D. Waltz, Dew and Mud, Down Shift, Funny Time, Gemini, Gingerbread Box, Goodbye, I Should Care, Just in Time, Lowland Lullaby, Make Someone Happy, More Than You Know, Nutty, On the Trail, Projects, Prospecting, Six Steps, Swamp Seed, The More I See You, The Quota, Thinking of You, Vanity, Wall to Wall, When Sunny Gets Blue
Sam Jones (jazz bassist) bass All Members, Body and Soul, Bruh' Slim, CTA, For Minors Only, Picture of Heath

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Orrin Keepnews producer All the Things You Are, Bells and Horns, Bruh' Slim, Changes, Cloak and Dagger, D. Waltz, Dew and Mud, Dewey Square, Down Shift, Funny Time, Gemini, Gingerbread Box, Goodbye, I Should Care, Just in Time, Keep Love Alive, Lowland Lullaby, Lush Life, Make Someone Happy, More Than You Know, New Picture, Nutty, On the Trail, Projects, Prospecting, Six Steps, Sophisticated Lady, Swamp Seed, The More I See You, The Quota, Thinking of You, Togetherness, Vanity, Wall to Wall, When Sunny Gets Blue
Albert “Tootie” Heath drums, percussion A Sound for Sore Ears, Alkebu-Lan (Land of the Blacks), All the Things You Are, Angel Man, Bells and Horns, Bruh' Slim, Cloak and Dagger, Dew and Mud, Down Shift, Funny Time, Gap Sealer, Gemini, Gingerbread Box, Goodbye, Heritage Hum, I Should Care, Invitation, Lowland Lullaby, Make Someone Happy, Nutty, On the Trail, Projects, Prospecting, Six Steps, Swamp Seed, The More I See You, The Quota, Thinking of You, Vanity, When Sunny Gets Blue
Ray Fowler (US recording engineer) engineer All the Things You Are, Bells and Horns, Bruh' Slim, Cloak and Dagger, D. Waltz, Dew and Mud, Down Shift, Funny Time, Gemini, Gingerbread Box, Goodbye, I Should Care, Just in Time, Lowland Lullaby, Make Someone Happy, More Than You Know, Nutty, On the Trail, Projects, Prospecting, Six Steps, Swamp Seed, The More I See You, The Quota, Thinking of You, Vanity, Wall to Wall, When Sunny Gets Blue
Sam Jones (jazz bassist) bass All Members, Body and Soul, Bruh' Slim, CTA, For Minors Only, Picture of Heath
Percy Heath bass Bells and Horns, Bruh' Slim, D. Waltz, Dew and Mud, Down Shift, Funny Time, Gemini, Goodbye, Just in Time, Lowland Lullaby, Make Someone Happy, More Than You Know, Nutty, Prospecting, Six Steps, Swamp Seed, The More I See You, The Quota, Thinking of You, Wall to Wall, When Sunny Gets Blue
Curtis Fuller vocal, trombone Far Away Lands, Fau-Lu, Gemini, Heads Up! Feet Down!, In a Sentimental Mood, No End, One for Juan, Smilin' Billy, The 13th House, The Time and the Place
Freddie Hubbard trumpet Bells and Horns, Bruh' Slim, Dew and Mud, Down Shift, Funny Time, Gemini, Goodbye, Lowland Lullaby, Prospecting, The Quota, Thinking of You, When Sunny Gets Blue
Julius Watkins French horn Bells and Horns, Bruh' Slim, D. Waltz, Dew and Mud, Down Shift, Funny Time, Gemini, Goodbye, Just in Time, Lowland Lullaby, More Than You Know, Nutty, Prospecting, Six Steps, Swamp Seed, The Quota, Thinking of You, Wall to Wall, When Sunny Gets Blue
Don Schlitten producer A Sound for Sore Ears, Alkebu-Lan (Land of the Blacks), All Members, Angel Man, Body and Soul, Bruh' Slim, CTA, Far Away Lands, For Minors Only, Gap Sealer, Gemini, Heads Up! Feet Down!, Heritage Hum, In a Sentimental Mood, Invitation, One for Juan, Picture of Heath, Smilin' Billy
Paul Goodman (engineer) engineer, recording, remixer A Sound for Sore Ears, Alkebu-Lan (Land of the Blacks), All Members, Angel Man, Body and Soul, Bruh' Slim, CTA, Far Away Lands, For Minors Only, Gap Sealer, Gemini, Heads Up! Feet Down!, Heritage Hum, In a Sentimental Mood, Invitation, One for Juan, Picture of Heath, Smilin' Billy
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) drums, percussion All Members, Body and Soul, Bruh' Slim, CTA, Far Away Lands, Fau-Lu, For Minors Only, Gemini, Heads Up! Feet Down!, In a Sentimental Mood, No End, One for Juan, Picture of Heath, Smilin' Billy, Studio Style, The 13th House, The Time and the Place, The Voice of the Saxophone
Tony Purrone guitar Changes, Cta, Dewey Square, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, Keep Love Alive, Lush Life, New Picture, Sophisticated Lady, The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Togetherness, Trane Connections, Two Friends, Without You, No Me
Cedar Walton piano Bells and Horns, Bruh' Slim, Dew and Mud, Down Shift, Funny Time, Gemini, Goodbye, Lowland Lullaby, Make Someone Happy, Prospecting, The More I See You, The Quota, Thinking of You, When Sunny Gets Blue
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) trumpet D. Waltz, Just in Time, More Than You Know, Nutty, Six Steps, Swamp Seed, Wall to Wall
Bob Cranshaw bass A Sound for Sore Ears, Alkebu-Lan (Land of the Blacks), Angel Man, Far Away Lands, Gap Sealer, Gemini, Heads Up! Feet Down!, Heritage Hum, In a Sentimental Mood, Invitation, One for Juan, Smilin' Billy
Benny Powell trombone Cta, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, Keep Love Alive, Lush Life, Sophisticated Lady, The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Trane Connections, Two Friends, Without You, No Me
Stanley Cowell piano Far Away Lands, Gemini, Heads Up! Feet Down!, In a Sentimental Mood, One for Juan, Smilin' Billy
Virgil Jones trumpet Cta, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Trane Connections, Two Friends, Without You, No Me
Jack Jeffers bass trombone Cta, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Trane Connections, Two Friends, Without You, No Me
Loren Schoenberg tenor saxophone Cta, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Trane Connections, Two Friends, Without You, No Me
Eddie Bert trombone Cta, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Trane Connections, Two Friends, Without You, No Me
Lewis Nash drums Cta, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Trane Connections, Two Friends, Without You, No Me
John Mosca trombone Cta, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Trane Connections, Two Friends, Without You, No Me
Danny Bank baritone saxophone Cta, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Trane Connections, Two Friends, Without You, No Me
John Eckert trumpet Cta, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Trane Connections, Two Friends, Without You, No Me
Jerome Richardson alto saxophone Cta, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Trane Connections, Two Friends, Without You, No Me
Bob Millikan (a trumpet player) trumpet Cta, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Trane Connections, Two Friends, Without You, No Me
Ben Brown (bass) bass Cta, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Trane Connections, Two Friends, Without You, No Me
Bill Easley (US hard bop musician) alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Cta, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Trane Connections, Two Friends, Without You, No Me
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) piano Cta, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Trane Connections, Two Friends, Without You, No Me
Lew Soloff trumpet Cta, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Trane Connections, Two Friends, Without You, No Me
Rufus Reid bass Changes, Dewey Square, Keep Love Alive, Lush Life, New Picture, Sophisticated Lady, Togetherness
Kenny Burrell guitar All the Things You Are, Cloak and Dagger, Gingerbread Box, I Should Care, On the Trail, Projects, Vanity
Don Butterfield tuba D. Waltz, Just in Time, More Than You Know, Nutty, Six Steps, Swamp Seed, Wall to Wall
Tommy Flanagan Rhodes piano, piano Changes, Dewey Square, Keep Love Alive, Lush Life, New Picture, Sophisticated Lady, Togetherness
Wynton Kelly piano All the Things You Are, Cloak and Dagger, Gingerbread Box, I Should Care, On the Trail, Projects, Vanity
Rudy van Gelder recording, remixer Changes, Dewey Square, Keep Love Alive, Lush Life, New Picture, Sophisticated Lady, Togetherness
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) bass All the Things You Are, Cloak and Dagger, Gingerbread Box, I Should Care, On the Trail, Projects, Vanity
James Buffington French horn D. Waltz, Just in Time, More Than You Know, Nutty, Six Steps, Swamp Seed, Wall to Wall
Al Foster drums Changes, Dewey Square, Keep Love Alive, Lush Life, New Picture, Sophisticated Lady, Togetherness
Ted Nash (75- US saxophonist, the nephew) alto saxophone Cta, Ellington’s Stray Horn, Forever Sonny, Gingerbread Boy, Trane Connections, Two Friends
James Mtume (musician, aranger, writer -NOT the group Mtume) percussion Fau-Lu, No End, Studio Style, The 13th House, The Time and the Place, The Voice of the Saxophone
Pat Martino guitar Fau-Lu, No End, Studio Style, The 13th House, The Time and the Place, The Voice of the Saxophone
Barry Harris (Jazz pianist) piano All Members, Body and Soul, Bruh' Slim, CTA, For Minors Only, Picture of Heath
Malcolm Addey recording A Sound for Sore Ears, Alkebu-Lan (Land of the Blacks), Angel Man, Gap Sealer, Heritage Hum, Invitation
Kenny Barron piano A Sound for Sore Ears, Alkebu-Lan (Land of the Blacks), Angel Man, Gap Sealer, Heritage Hum, Invitation
Connie Kay drums D. Waltz, Just in Time, More Than You Know, Wall to Wall
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) piano D. Waltz, Just in Time, More Than You Know, Wall to Wall
Robert Routch French horn Keep Love Alive, Lush Life, Sophisticated Lady
Harold Mabern piano Nutty, Six Steps, Swamp Seed
Howard Johnson (tuba & baritone saxophone) tuba Keep Love Alive, Lush Life, Sophisticated Lady
John Clark (flute & horn player) French horn Keep Love Alive, Lush Life, Sophisticated Lady
Claudio Roditi trumpet The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Without You, No Me
Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) tenor saxophone The Voice of the Saxophone (From the Afro-American Suite of Evolution), Without You, No Me
Steve Kroon percussion Forever Sonny

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Milt Jackson saxophone, tenor saxophone, woodwind 'Round Midnight (take 2), A Time and a Place, Blues for Juanita, Born Free, Bring It Home (To Me), Clay's Blues, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, Gingerbread Boy, I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good), I'm Gonna Laugh You Out of My Life, I'm Not So Sure, If You Could See Me Now, Ineffable, Jazz 'N' Samba, Jazz Bossa Nova, Kiss & Run, Lazy Melody, Lost April, No Moon at All, Olinga, One Step Down, Project "S", Re-Rev, Slow Death, So What, Some Kinda Waltz, Sonny's Blues, Spanish Fly, Tears of Joy, That's In, The Dream Is You, The Metal Melter, The Oo-Oo Bossa Noova, The Other Half of Me, The Shadow of Your Smile, The Steel Bender, We Dwell in Our Hearts, WhalePool
Sam Jones tenor saxophone All Members, Bluebird, Come Rain or Come Shine, Deep Blue Cello, Four, Home, In Walked Ray, Just Friends, Off Color, Over the Rainbow, So Tired, Some Kinda Mean, Sonny Boy, Strollin', The Chant, The Old Country, There Is No Greater Love, Thumbstring, Unit 7
Curtis Fuller saxophone, tenor saxophone Dear Old Stockholm, In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning, Jacque's Groove, Ladies' Night, Newdles, People, Places & Things, Smokin', Sop City, Stella By Starlight, The Breeze and I, The Clan
Freddie Hubbard tenor saxophone Cry Me Not, Earmon Jr., Hub Cap, Luana, Osie Mae, Plexus, Plexus (alternate take)
Blue Mitchell arranger, tenor saxophone A Sure Thing, Blue on Blue, Gone With the Wind, Heads Up! Feet Down!, Hip to It, Hootie Blues, I Can't Get Started, Minor Vamp, Nica's Dream, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, The Head, Togetherness, Top Shelf, Waverley Street, West Coast Blues
Donald Byrd tenor saxophone All Members, Blind Man, Blind Man, Boom, Boom, Gingerbread Boy, I'm So Excited by You (first version), My Babe, See, See, Rider
Anders Elmén saxophone, tenor saxophone Capri, Capri (alternate take), First Movement: Ode to G.T., Fourth Movement: Reunion, Get Happy, Get Happy (alternate take), It Never Entered My Mind, Lover Man, Second Movement: Let's Hang Out, Sketch 1, Third Movement: Love You Nana, Turnpike, Turnpike (alternate take)
Peter Pitches saxophone An Oscar for Oscar (take 1), Be My Love (take 2), Chicago Blues, Darn That Dream (take 1), Darn That Dream (take 2), I Love You, I Love You (take 2), Lonesome Lover Blues, Osmosis, Ruby My Dear (take 2), Ruby, My Dear (take 1)
Miles Davis tenor saxophone C.T.A., C.T.A. (alternate take), Enigma, Enigma (alternate take), I Waited for You, Kelo, Kelo (alternate take), Ray's Idea, Ray's Idea (alternate take), Tempus Fugit, Tempus Fugit (alternate take)
Milt Jackson Sextet tenor saxophone Invitation, None Shall Wander (take 6), None Shall Wander (take 8), Poom-A-Loom, Ruby, Ruby, My Dear (take 5), Ruby, My Dear (take 6), Stella by Starlight, The Sealer, Too Close for Comfort
Stanley Cowell alto flute, flute, soprano saxophone Lullabye, Thank You My People, Travelin' Man
Milt Jackson & His Gold Medal Winners saxophone Back to Bologna, Brother Jim, How High the Moon, Ill Wind, Lullaby of the Leaves, Rhythm-a-ning, Sleeves, Sudden Death, The Weasel
Antonio Hart producer At The Closet Inn, Black & Gold, Black Children, Do What You Want, Don't You Know I Care, From Across The Ocean, Jessica's Day, Mandela Freed, Zero Grade Reliance
Milt Jackson Quintet tenor saxophone All Members, Bags Of Blue, Gemini, Gerri's Blues, Ignunt Oil, Little Girl Blue, Time After Time, Willow Weep For Me
Nat Adderley tenor saxophone Chordnation, E.S.P., Night After Night, Tadd, That’s Right!, The Folks Who Live on the Hill, The Old Country, You Leave Me Breathless
Haedes arranger, conductor, saxophone Dew and Mud, For Someone I Love, I Just Can't Fool Myself, In a Crowd, Lazy Theme, Lined With a Groove, Monterey Mist, Now Hear My Meaning
The Benny Carter All-Star Sax Ensemble tenor saxophone Ain't Misbehavin', Blues for Lucky Lovers, Easy Money, Out of Nowhere, Over the Rainbow, Straight Talk, The Gal From Atlanta, The Pawnbroker
Louisa Rose Allen tenor saxophone Big "P", Dat Dere, Mona's Mood, My Ideal, Nails, Old Fashioned Fun, On Green Dolphin Street, The Picture of Heath
Dissident Pachyderm reeds Dew and Mud, For Someone I Love, I Just Can’t Fool Myself, In a Crowd, Lazy Theme, Lined With a Groove, Monterey Mist, Now Hear My Meaning
Big Squig tenor saxophone All Members, Brooklyn Bridge, But Beautiful, Fast Company, Secret Love, Softly as in a Morning Sunrise, The Hearing
Howard McGhee Sextet alto saxophone Big Will, Denise, Donna Lee, Nicole, Prelude to Nicole, Punkins, Étoile
The Heath Brothers arranger, producer, saxophone A Sound for Sore Ears, Autumn in New York, Homes, Life in the City, No End, Rejoice
Kenny Dorham tenor saxophone Bill, Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man, Make Believe, Nobody Else but Me, Ol' Man River, Why Do I Love You
Charles Earland saxophone Buck Green, Don't Say Goodbye, Lazy Bird, Letha, Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head, Sing a Simple Song
The Art Farmer Quintet flute, saxophone Cascavelo, Cocodrilo, Con-Fab, The Day After, The Gap Sealer, Whole Tone Stomp
Don Patterson tenor saxophone Blue 'N Boogie, Muse Blues, Skylark, These Are Soulful Days, Whistle While You Work
Asdik Ağa arranger, saxophone Bakara, Dunia, Kamila, Kawaida, Maulana
KISSed ALIVE! tenor saxophone All Members, Autumn Leaves, Bluesville, Lover Man, What Is This Thing Called Love?
Pat Metheny tenor saxophone All The Things You Are, Arthurdoc, Guitar Improvisation, Move to the Groove, Sassy Samba
Carmell Jones tenor saxophone Beepdurple, Dance of the Night Child, Jay Hawk Talk, Just in Time, What Is This Thing Called Love?
Chet Baker arranger A Foggy Day, Darn That Dream, Mythe, Tenderly
Cal Tjader tenor saxophone Afro-blue, Ming, Monkey Beams
Crystal Lake tenor saxophone A Kiss for My Love (take 5), Eyes So Beautiful as Yours
Ray Charles arranger Project "S", Togetherness
Cannonball Adderley tenor saxophone Blues on Down
Greg Shakar tenor saxophone Move to the Groove