Albert “Tootie” Heath, a self-taught jazz drummer who backed John Coltrane and Nina Simone and later teamed with his brothers on several recordings, died on April 3. He was 88. Heath died at a ...

Albert "Tootie" Heath has died at age 88. He played drums with basically all the greats of the 1950s, '60s and beyond and is on the first albums that Nina Simone and John Coltrane made as bandleaders.

Albert “Tootie” Heath, an educator, music producer and drummer for the legendary Philadelphia jazz group the Heath Brothers, died on Wednesday, April 3, at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center ...

It is with heavy heart that I say goodbye to jazz drumming legend and my dear friend, Albert “Tootie” Heath, as he left us on his final journey to reunite once again with the iconic Heath Brothers, ...

We kick off the 851st Episode of Neon Jazz with the brilliance and prowess of pianist Matthew Whitaker and music from his forthcoming album. From there, we get into a host of tunes from the Kandace ...

Albert Heath has died. Like many jazz musicians of his time, he was better known by his nickname, Tootie. And Tootie Heath got around. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME") NINA SIMONE: ...

Drumming great Albert 'Tootie' Heath played with a who's who of jazz greats, from John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins to Wes Montgomery and Nina Simone. He recorded all too infrequently as a leader, ...