Tootie's Tempo

SSC1370 2013-08-27

Track List

The Charleston - 3:42
Charade - 4:52
Danube Incident - 2:18
Stompin' At The Savoy - 5:39
Violets For Your Furs - 6:13
Intimacy Of The Blues - 4:05
How Insensitive - 5:08
Fire Waltz - 3:45
Cute - 1:47
It Should Have Happened A Long Time Ago - 4:28
Tootie's Tempo - 5:12

Musicians

Albert Heath - drums
Ethan Iverson - piano
Ben Street - bass

Jazz legend and master drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath is a member of one of the first families of jazz, the Heath Brothers. Along with his brothers, Percy and Jimmy, he has become of the leading voices on his instrument, the drums, performing in an astounding range of contexts with the luminaries of jazz, from the tradition of Lester Young to the abstractions of Anthony Braxton. Heath’s new release with pianist Ethan Iverson and bassist Ben Street – Tootie’s Tempo – highlights his legacy as an amazing bebop drummer.