Mark Stryker Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 (edited) A reliable musician source confirms the social media posts I’m seeing that Tootie Heath has died at 88. Tootie was great on record, but you had to hear him live to really feel how alive his cymbal beat was, how high he lifted the bandstand, how deep his swing and groove were, and how many wild chances he took. The videos let you glimpse it. Tootie and Dexter were extra special. From 1967. Edited April 4 by Mark Stryker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Helluva ride from start to finish. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 I loved him and I think the Montmatre Collection ,I mean that Dexter Gordon album with that faster version of Like Someone in Love, is my favourite Dexter recording, BECAUSE of Tootie !!! Sorry I never heard the Heath Brothers..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 RIP, great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Thank you for the music and R.I.P .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quasimado Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Caught Tootie live once - what a joy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 RIP Tootie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 2 hours ago, Gheorghe said: I loved him and I think the Montmatre Collection ,I mean that Dexter Gordon album with that faster version of Like Someone in Love, is my favourite Dexter recording, BECAUSE of Tootie !!! Sorry I never heard the Heath Brothers..... Saw them @ Jazzfest Wiesen 1982, but was not overly impressed .... probably already touring (too) long and tired/not spirited 🧐🤔 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 (edited) I saw him with McCoy Tyner back in the 80s, excellent drummer. RIP. Got the feeling I might also have seen him with Jimmy Heath in the 90s but not totally sure. Edited April 4 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Sad news but a long life well-lived, and it goes without saying, well-played. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Saw him with the Jazztet on a summer's night in Vienne/France 1982 - R.I.P. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 The Brotherhood at work .... now reunited again .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 I saw the Heath Brothers shortly after I started attending Jazz shows and to this day, it stands out in my memories as one of the best. They seemed to have fun up on the bandstand. Tootie had a lot to do with it. RIP to one fine drummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Tootie was great. Saw him in person often during his years here in Santa Fe. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 A name I was always happy to see among an album’s personnel. Pulling Kwanza (The First) off the shelf right now for a memorial listen. Thanks for letting us know, Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Nate Chinen’s WRTI obit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 I never saw him live but certainly enjoyed his playing immensely. Spoke to him once for a project that never came to fruition and he was a very kind and interesting interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 R.I.P. He always played fine and swung, and I always loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Nelson Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 First dug Tootie on Herbie Hancock's 'Prisoner' (April, '69) and 'Fat Albert Rotunda' (May-June, '69). On both albums, Tootie showed he could play 'outside' and straight down the middle. (After taking more than a year off, 'Mwandishi' Herbie went with Billy Hart.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 Tootie's playing on those two Herbie albums sprung to mind for me too - outstanding and a highlight in both cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 His playing on Kenny Dorham's "Trompeta Toccata" with Tommy Flanagan and Richard Davis is outstanding .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 He was a great drummer. Albert, Percy and Jimmy what a musical family. May he rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 I think I've overlooked Tootie a bit, but he was a fine drummer. It's sad to know that the last in a supremely gifted family is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 By coincidence I listened to him yesterday on the J.J. Johnson Mosaic. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr jazz Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 Saw him at the much missed Bohemian Caverns in DC with his brother, Jimmy and Cyrus Chestnut; chatted with him briefly-very nice man. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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