{"id":13783,"date":"2024-04-04T21:44:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T20:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=13783"},"modified":"2024-04-05T07:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T06:00:10","slug":"music-r-i-p-albert-tootie-heath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=13783","title":{"rendered":"MUSiC: R.I.P. Albert \u2018Tootie\u2019 Heath"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9638-1-1024x799.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13781\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9638-1-1024x799.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9638-1-300x234.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9638-1-768x599.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9638-1-1536x1199.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9638-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tootie Heath, \u201873, with Yusef Lateef.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I adore the drumming of Albert \u2018Tootie\u2019 Heath. What he brings to Herbie Hancock\u2019s <em>Fat Albert Rotunda<\/em>, for example, is pure perfection. \u2018Wiggle Waggle\u2019 and \u2018Tell Me A Bedtime Story\u2019 are two tracks I\u2019ll never tire of listening to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tGxgeuJoCxY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He recorded and performed with a veritable who\u2019s who of jazz. And is on lots of albums I love. And as well as being part of the famous Heath Bros trio, he even lead a few sessions under his own name. Such as these two:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9639-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13782\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9639-1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9639-1-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9639-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9639-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Actually <em>Kawaida<\/em> is really a Mtume album. And only nominally under Albert\u2019s leadership. Mtume was \u2018Tootie\u2019s\u2019 nephew (son of his elder sax player brother, Jimmy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019d meant to interview him for my putative work on music of the early 1970s. I missed that chance, more fool me! Damn\u2026 another legendary figure exits the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"316\" height=\"316\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9640-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13784\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9640-1.jpg 316w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9640-1-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9640-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9640-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Kwanza<\/em>, \u201873. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The above has been reissued on CD, by Xanadu. But his best known work is most likely that with either his brothers, or the notable jazz giants he recorded with, like Dexter Gordon, Coltrane, and Herbie Hancock, amongst many others. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I adore the drumming of Albert \u2018Tootie\u2019 Heath. What he brings to Herbie Hancock\u2019s Fat Albert Rotunda, for example, is pure perfection. \u2018Wiggle Waggle\u2019 and \u2018Tell Me A Bedtime Story\u2019 are two tracks I\u2019ll never tire of listening to. He recorded and performed with a veritable who\u2019s who of jazz. And is on lots of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=13783\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;MUSiC: R.I.P. 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