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For over 60 years, the legendary Heath Brothers have been synonymous with great jazz. Endurance is their first CD since the passing of their beloved brother, legendary bassist Percy Heath.
“The Philly dynasty [of the Heath Brothers] is what you want to hear—family values with fire, yet cooler than cool.” — Village Voice
“The Heaths of Philadelphia are true jazz blue-bloods, [but] it’s when these elder statesmen get together that they become rambunctious, playful kids, making mischief in bebop’s backyard.” — Newsday
“Keeping the swing faith with a time-honored groove.” — Chicago Tribune
“One looks for good news anywhere lately, and the bass and drum-playing Heath Brothers alone—with cleanly articulated, deep, rich bass notes and an easy, funky swing—can supply it.” — Ben Ratliff, New York Times • Tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath have more than a century in the jazz limelight to their credit. They have played and recorded with a near-endless list of jazz immortals and icons including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, and many more.
• This is masterful music from the brothers’ current working quartet that includes two rising young jazz stars: pianist Jeb Patton and bassist David Wong.
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Jimmy Heath – tenor sax, soprano sax (tracks 5 & 8)
Jeb Patton – piano
David Wong – bass
Albert “Tootie” Heath – drums
Claudio Roditi - shaker (track 9)
Jimmy Heath • Tenor and Soprano Saxophones. The middle brother of the Heath jazz family and the leader of the quartet, Jimmy is a NEA Jazz Master and was a professor at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College for 10 years. Awarded 3 Grammy nominations and 3 honorary doctorates, Jimmy was the first jazz artist to receive a doctorate from the Julliard School of Music. He has played and recorded with many of his legendary contemporaries including John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie. He is a respected arranger and is credited with 130 compositions and 12 cds as a leader. Jimmy’s compositions have been played and recorded by Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal, Cannonball Adderley, Chet Baker, Clark Terry, Dexter Gordon, Milt Jackson, Yusef Lateef, Blue Mitchell and Jazz @ Lincoln Center Orchestra. He is also leader of the Jimmy Heath Big Band. www.jimmyheath.com
Albert “Tootie” Heath • Drums. The youngest of the Heath brothers and drummer for the quartet, Tootie is a recipient of Yale University's Duke Ellington Fellowship Medal. He was the drummer on John Coltrane’s first recording as a leader and the last drummer for the Modern Jazz Quartet. Tootie has played and recorded with Don Cherry, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Frederic Gulda, Tommy Flanagan, Dexter Gordon, Nina Simone, Herbie Hancock, J.J. Johnson, Yusef Lateef, Sonny Rollins, Bobby Timmons, Lester Young, Cedar Walton and Ben Webster. He was a featured performer in the recent documentary Between a Smile and a Tear, by the filmmaker and pianist Niels Lan Doky, which revisited the glory years of Copenhagen's famed Club Montmartre where Tootie was house drummer. He is also the leader of the Whole Drum Truth ensemble, which performs innovative all-percussion concerts with a rotating roster of the foremost jazz drummers. www.thewholedrumtruth.com
Jeb Patton • Piano. A protege of the late Sir Roland Hanna, Jeb has been a member of the Heath Brothers Quartet for more than a decade. While a student at The Aaron Copland School of Music, he received The ASCAP Foundation's Louis Armstrong Award for Composition. Jeb may be heard on the Heath Brothers' recording Jazz Family and on Percy Heath's album A Love Song. His debut recording as a leader is titled A Lovesome Thing. Jeb has also performed with Etta Jones, Jackie McLean, James Moody, Frank Wess and Lewis Nash. www.jebpatton.com
David Wong • Bass. David has filled the bass chair in the quartet for the past two years. He is a graduate of the Julliard School of Music, has studied with Ron Carter and Ben Wolfe, and was a member of the Eric Reed Trio. In addition to touring with the Heath Brothers, he is the regular bassist for Roy Haynes' Fountain of Youth band and performs with leading contemporary jazz artists, including Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride, Carla Cook and Paula West. |
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