Tenor sax man Jimmy Heath is 86 today!  His brother Percy Heath plays the bass and Albert “Tootie” Heath plays the drums.  I saw Tootie Heath at a program called Jazz Camp West a few years back.

Jimmy Heath played with Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, and many more great musicians.  He grew up in Philadelphia in a time that was filled with amazing music and musicians there.

Jimmy Heath actually wrote an autobiography and it’s is pretty good.  Check it out!