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Jimmy Heath

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Jimmy Heath, Saxophone

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b. October 25, 1926

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Philadelphia, PA

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Bop saxophonist who switched from alto to tenor to avoid comparisons to Charlie Parker and later became a remarkable composer-arranger and jazz educator.

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Peer Pleasure

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Heath

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