Albert "Tootie " Heath (born May 31, 1935) is an American jazz hard bop drummer, the brother of tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath and the double-bassist Percy Heath .
He first recorded in 1957 with John Coltrane . From 1958 to 1974 he worked with, among others, J. J. Johnson, Wes Montgomery , Art Farmer and Benny Golson 's Jazztet, Cedar Walton , Bobby Timmons , Kenny Drew , Sonny Rollins , Dexter Gordon , Johnny Griffin , Herbie Hancock , Friedrich Gulda , Nina Simone , and Yusef Lateef . In 1975, he, Jimmy and Percy formed the Heath Brothers . He remained with the group until 1978, then left to freelance. He has recorded extensively throughout his career.
Among his many workshop and classroom teaching assignments, Tootie Heath is a regular instructor at the Stanford Jazz Workshop .
Tootie Heath is now the producer and leader of The Whole Drum Truth, a jazz drum ensemble featuring Ben Riley , Ed Thigpen , Jackie Williams, Billy Hart , Charlie Persip , Leroy Williams and Louis Hayes .
1969: Kawaida (O'Be, 1969) with Ed Blackwell , Herbie Hancock , Buster Williams 1974: Kwanza (The First) (Muse ) 2009: Live at Smalls (Smalls Live) 2012: Krakkle (Geco) 2013: Tootie's Tempo 2014: Philidelphia Beat (Sunnyside) With Kenny Barron
Peruvian Blue (Muse , 1974)With Walter Benton
Out of This World With Anthony Braxton
In the Tradition SteepleChase , 1974)In the Tradition Volume 2
With George Cables
Skylark (SteepleChase, 1995)With the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
Latin Kaleidoscope MPS , 1968)
With John Coltrane
Coltrane Prestige , 1957)Lush Life With Ted Curson
Quicksand Atlantic , 1974)With Kenny Dorham
Trompeta Toccata Blue Note , 1964)With Art Farmer
Big City Sounds Argo , 1960) with Benny Golson Art (Argo, 1960)The Jazztet and John Lewis The Jazztet at Birdhouse New York Jazz Sextet: Group Therapy Voices All Moment to Moment (Soul Note, 1983) with Benny GolsonCentral Avenue Reunion (Contemporary , 1989)With Benny Golson
Take a Number from 1 to 10 The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets the Benny Golson Orchestra
With Dexter Gordon
Both Sides of Midnight (Black Lion , 1967 [1981])Body and Soul (Black Lion, 1967 [1981])Take the "A" Train (Black Lion, 1967 [1988])The Tower of Power! (Prestige, 1969)More Power! (Prestige, 1969)The Apartment With Bennie Green and Gene Ammons
The Swingin'est With Herbie Hancock
The Prisoner With Jimmy Heath
The Thumper Riverside , 1959)Really Big! (Riverside, 1960)The Quota (Riverside, 1961)Triple Threat Swamp Seed On the Trail The Gap Sealer You've Changed You or Me (SteepleChase, 1995)With Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson Quintet Live at the Village GateMuch in Common Ray Brown (Verve , 1964)
With J. J. Johnson
J. J. in Person! (Columbia , 1958)Really Livin' (Columbia, 1959)J.J. Inc. (Columbia, 1961)With Clifford Jordan
Spellbound Starting Time These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (Atlantic, 1965)In the World Strata-East , 1969 [1972])Half Note (SteepleChase, 1974 [1985])With Yusef Lateef
Yusef Lateef 's DetroitSuite 16 The Gentle Giant Hush 'N' Thunder Part of the Search 10 Years Hence With Johnny Lytle
Blue Vibes With Warne Marsh
Back Home (Criss Cross Jazz, 1986)
With Ronnie Mathews
Doin' the Thang! (Prestige, 1963)With Charles McPherson
Bebop Revisited! (Prestige, 1964)With Blue Mitchell
A Sure Thing Mapenzi Harold Land (Concord , 1977)With Roscoe Mitchell
Hey Donald With Wes Montgomery
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (Riverside, 1960)With Tete Montoliu Piano for Nuria (SABA , 1968)Catalonian Fire Tete! (SteepleChase, 1975)Tête à Tete Tootie's Tempo (SteepleChase, 1976 [1979])Catalonian Nights Vol. 1 (Steeplechase, 1980 [1981])Catalonian Nights Vol. 2 (Steeplechase, 1980 [1985])Catalonian Nights Vol. 3 (Steeplechase, 1980 [1989])
With Don Patterson
These Are Soulful Days With Cecil Payne
Zodiac With Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen
Double Bass Sam Jones With Sonny Red
Breezing With George Russell
George Russell Sextet at Beethoven Hall
With Bud Shank
That Old Feeling With Nina Simone
Little Girl Blue (1958)Nina Simone and Her FriendsWith Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor with Four FlutesWith Bobby Timmons
Chun-King With Mal Waldron
Impressions
With Cedar Walton
Soul Cycle With The Young Lions
The Young Lions Vee-Jay , 1960)With Michel Sardaby
Night Blossom (Diw Records, 1990)With Guido Manusardi
Trio de Jazz (Electrecord – EDE 0476, 1968)With Kenny Drew
Dark Beauty
With Roberto Magris:
Morgan Rewind: A Tribute To Lee Morgan Vol. 1 (JMood, 2012)One Night In With Hope And More, Vol. 1 (JMood, 2012)One Night In With Hope And More, Vol. 2 (JMood, 2013)
