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The Heath Brothers was an American jazz group formed in Philadelphia in 1975 by brothers Jimmy (tenor saxophone) (died 2020), Percy (bass) (died 2005), and Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums) (died 2024), plus pianist Stanley Cowell. Tony Purrone (guitar) and Jimmy's son Mtume (percussion) joined the group later. Tootie left in 1978 and was replaced by Akira Tana for a short period of time before Tootie returned in 1982. They also added other sidemen for some of their recording dates….
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