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The younger brother of Percy and Jimmy Heath, Albert "Tootie"
Heath has long been a top hard bop-based drummer with an open mind toward more commercial styles
of jazz. After moving to New York (1957), he debuted on record with John Coltrane.
Albert Heath was with J.J. Johnson's group (1958-1960) and the Jazztet (1960-1961), worked with
the trios of Cedar Walton and Bobby Timmons in 1961, and recorded many records as a sideman for
Riverside during that era. He lived in Europe in 1965-1968 (working frequently with Kenny Drew,
Dexter Gordon, and backing touring Americans), and, after returning to the U.S., he played
regularly with Herbie Hancock's sextet (1968-1969) and Yusef Lateef (1970-1974).
After an additional year in Europe, he joined the Heath Brothers band (1975-1978) and then
settled in Los Angeles, where Tootie Heath continued freelancing, recording with the Riverside
Reunion Band.
Albert "Tootie" Heath died April 3, 2024 at the hospital in Santa Fe, New Mexico from
leukemia.
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Alex Solca
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Alex Solca 
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Goffredo Loertscher
Danny Gottlieb - Albert "Tootie" Heath
The Heath Brothers.... Percy - Jimmy - Albert
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