Jimmy Heath
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American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Jimmy Heath's Degrees
- Bachelors Music Education Morgan State University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, James Edward Heath , nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. He was the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath. Biography Heath was born in Philadelphia on October 25, 1926. His father, an auto mechanic, played the clarinet, performing on the weekends. His mother sang in a church choir. The family frequently played recordings of big band jazz groups around the house. Heath's sister was a pianist, while his brothers were bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath .
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