JQW 228 Posted April 4 Drummer Albert 'Tootie' Heath reportedly died yesterday aged 88. He was brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and bassist Percy Heath, and was still touring last year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,090 Posted April 4 1 hour ago, JQW said: Drummer Albert 'Tootie' Heath reportedly died yesterday aged 88. He was brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and bassist Percy Heath, and was still touring last year. Albert 'Tootie' Heath obit: https://www.wrti.org/arts-desk/2024-04-03/albert-tootie-heath-percussive-paragon-of-modern-jazz-dies-at-88 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,948 Posted April 10 On 21/10/2021 at 11:25, Ulitzer95 said: Phil Nimmons (b. 1923) Updated my 95+ jazz list. Wein and Wright were the only deaths in the last 12 months. Phil Nimmons reportedly dead aged 100: https://jazz.fm/phil-nimmons-obituary/ 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,028 Posted April 10 Jazz elders are incredibly tough. Ray Anthony, Marshall Allen and Roy Haynes are doing extremely well despite their age and lifestyle. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 3,648 Posted April 10 34 minutes ago, drol said: Jazz elders are incredibly tough. Ray Anthony, Marshall Allen and Roy Haynes are doing extremely well despite their age and lifestyle. Martial Solal is another one of them, don’t know if he’s famous enough outside of France but here he’s an A lister Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La Tombe 265 Posted April 10 2 hours ago, Lafaucheuse said: Martial Solal is another one of them, don’t know if he’s famous enough outside of France but here he’s an A lister For one second, I thought that you would say he was dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
