Music
They used to call him “Little Bird” for his emulations of Charlie Parker, but these days, “The Professor” would be a more appropriate tag for saxophonist Jimmy Heath.
July 27, 1990
Hero Complex Blog
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Dec. 6, 2008
California
Tragedy: They were in the vehicle for hours while mother was in the house, police say.
Aug. 5, 2001
Sports Now
Dec. 5, 2011
Tragedy: Simi Valley police say deaths of the young brothers appear to have been heat-related.
On a recent Saturday evening, drummer Tootie Heath and some fellow musicians at Congo Square, the trendy coffeehouse on Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade, interwove fabrics of rhythm on a variety of hand drums, with a distinctly African flavor.
May 26, 1991
Books
Half a block away from Gordon Heath’s L’Abbaye club in Paris is the place de Furstenberg.
April 25, 1993
Heat: Sons, ages 3 years and 13 months, were strapped inside minivan for four hours with windows rolled up.
Aug. 6, 2001
World & Nation
A jury on Tuesday convicted a woman of trying to further her daughter’s high school cheerleading prospects by hiring a hit man to murder the mother of one of her daughter’s rivals.
Sept. 4, 1991
Those concerned that new drummer Albert (Tootie) Heath wouldchange the distinctive sound of the Modern Jazz Quartet can rest easy.
Oct. 16, 1995