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Jimmy Heath

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1 Ballad from Upper Neighbors Suite (4:22)  
2 Left Alone feat. Cecile McLorin Salvant (4:29)  
3 Inside Your Head (4:51)  
4 La Mesha feat. Wynton Marsalis (7:13)  
5 Don't Misunderstand feat. Gregory Porter (5:31)  
6 Con Alma (5:13)  
7 Fashion Or Passion (5:45)  
8 Don't Explain (7:08)  
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Verve Records releases Love Letter, the first all-ballads album from magisterial tenor saxophonist-composer Jimmy Heath. In addition to his original material, this elegant collection offers the jazz ambassador's beautiful take on ballad classics, and includes songs written by Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Dorham, and Gordon Parks. The album also features 21stcentury vocal superstars Gregory Porter and Cécile McLorin Salvant, and trumpet icon Wynton Marsalis.  Love Letter is available worldwide now and you can listen to the album here.

  • Philly legend Jimmy Heath leaves us a posthumous 'Love Letter' / 90.1WRTI: Jazz Album of the Week
    Posted At: August 10, 2020 12:00 AM

    When legendary saxophonist Jimmy Heath passed away on January 19th, Philadelphia lost one of our upper-echelon of jazz-a high priest, if you will. Less than two months later, we lost McCoy Tyner and Danny Ray Thompson. The COVID-19 hit and ruthlessly stole Wallace Roney, Henry Grimes, and Bootsie Barnes, while Jymie Merritt passed in April of non-COVID related causes. After mourning the loss of so many g...
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  • Jimmy Heath approaches the eight tracks on 'Love Letter' with keen sensitivity / THE REHEARSAL STUDIO
    Posted At: July 30, 2020 12:00 AM

    Jazz saxophonist Jimmy Heath died this past January 19 at the age of 93. That means that he lived through just about every genre of twentieth-century jazz. His personal involvement in making jazz can be traced back to performances with both Howard McGhee and Dizzy Gillespie. A little over a week ago Verve released his final album entitled Love Letter. There are only eight tracks, all of which are bal...
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  • Jimmy Heath makes a grand exit with the final album of his career / glideMAGAZINE
    Posted At: July 16, 2020 12:00 AM

    Precious few of us get to live until age 93, even fewer can look back at that point over 76-year career, and even fewer can see a lifelong dream realized just a month before passing. The beloved saxophonist-composer Jimmy Heath certainly makes a grand exit with the final album of his career, the finishing touches to which were applied just a month before his death.  Known for his expertise in render...
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  • JazzFM's 'Dinner Jazz' features Jimmy Heath - Love Letter
    Posted At: July 13, 2020 12:00 AM

    Verve Records releases Love Letter next Friday, the first all-ballads album from magisterial tenor saxophonist-composer Jimmy Heath. In addition to his original material, this elegant collection offers the jazz ambassador's beautiful take on ballad classics, and includes songs written by Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Dorham, and Gordon Parks. T...
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