Composer
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader (1926–2020)
1926–2020
19 works in the index
- Born
- 1926
- Died
- 2020
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Loganville
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Jimmy Heath — American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader (1926–2020). Jimmy Heath was born in 1926 in Philadelphia. The recorded year of death is 2020; place of death: Loganville. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United States.
Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; jazz musician; saxophonist; songwriter; chapelmaster; music arranger; musician
- Education
- Williston School
- Instruments played
- saxophone; tenor saxophone; Western concert flute; soprano saxophone
- Genres
- jazz
- Awards
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Official website
- http://www.jimmyheath.com
- Nickname
- Little Bird
- Pseudonym
- Little Bird
- VIAF ID
- 196420
- ISNI
- 0000000055129611
- GND ID
- 134400887
- Library of Congress ID
- n86001684
- MusicBrainz ID
- 29c8775b-49a7-4c5a-af85-478ff25a56bb
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Voice
- Genres represented
- Jazz
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 19
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gingerbread Boy | — | — | — | Voice | — | 3 |
| The Voice Of The Saxophone | — | — | — | Voice | — | 5 |
| Sources Say | — | — | — | Voice | — | 5 |
| Big P | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 1 |
| A Sound For Sore Ears | — | — | — | Voice | — | 3 |
| New Blue, A | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Trane Connections | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Basic Birks | — | — | — | Voice | — | 2 |
| Bop Ag'in | — | — | — | Voice | — | 2 |
| Mona's Mood | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
| Forever Sonny | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
| New Picture | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
| CTA | — | — | — | Voice | — | 1 |
| A New Blue | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 1 |
| Ginger Bread Boy | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Gemini | — | — | — | Voice | — | 0 |
| You Or Me | — | — | — | Voice | — | — |
| One For Juan | — | — | — | Voice | — | — |
| Without You, No Me | — | — | — | Voice | — | — |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 196420. Portrait: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.