acman3 Jimmy Heath, to me, is our token ambassador to the art of jazz here in NYC where he still resides. And a terrific person as well.
Thanks for the links.
You should try and get a copy of JJ Johnson's "The Eminent JJ Johnson Volume One"
The music is terrific and features Jimmy Heath on tenor sax and baritone sax, Clifford Brown on trumpet and a rythm section of Jimmy's brother Percy on bass, John Lewis on piano, Kenny Clarke on drums, and JJ doing his thing on the trombone. It was recorded before Jimmy Heath went to do his 4 year bid.
BTW, I recently posted about Jimmy's problems with heroin and his subsequent prison time but when Jimmy was released he stayed clean for the rest of his life and he is still marching on. He is an inspiration to me.
Thanks for the links.
You should try and get a copy of JJ Johnson's "The Eminent JJ Johnson Volume One"
The music is terrific and features Jimmy Heath on tenor sax and baritone sax, Clifford Brown on trumpet and a rythm section of Jimmy's brother Percy on bass, John Lewis on piano, Kenny Clarke on drums, and JJ doing his thing on the trombone. It was recorded before Jimmy Heath went to do his 4 year bid.
BTW, I recently posted about Jimmy's problems with heroin and his subsequent prison time but when Jimmy was released he stayed clean for the rest of his life and he is still marching on. He is an inspiration to me.