Albert Heath

Jazz legend and master drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath is a member of one of the first families of jazz, the Heath Brothers. Along with his brothers, Percy and Jimmy, he has become of the leading voices on his instrument, the drums, performing in an astounding range of contexts with the luminaries of jazz, from the tradition of Lester Young to the abstractions of Anthony Braxton. Heath’s new release with pianist Ethan Iverson and bassist Ben Street – Tootie’s Tempo – highlights his legacy as an amazing bebop drummer.

PERSONNEL:

ALBERT HEATH, drums
ETHAN IVERSON, piano
BEN STREET, bass

TRACKS:

01. The Charleston
02. Charade
03. Danube Incident
04. Stompin\' At The Savoy
05. Violets For Your Furs
06. Intimacy Of The Blues
07. How Insensitive
08. Fire Waltz
09. Cute
10. It Should Have Happened A Long Time Ago
11. Tootie's Tempo