Group

The Heath Brothers

The Heath Brothers was an American jazz group, formed in 1975 in Philadelphia, by the brothers Jimmy (tenor saxophone), Percy (bass), and Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums); and pianist Stanley Cowell. Tony Purrone (guitar) and Mtume (percussion) joined the group later. Tootie left in 1978, and was replaced by Akira Tana for a short period, before returning in 1982. They also added other sidemen for so…

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
United States
Founded
1975
Genres
Labels
Columbia
Concord Jazz
CBS
Antilles
Bellaphon
Last updated: October 29th, 2017

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