The Wit and Wisdom of James Edward Heath – Day by Day with Bret Primack – October 25, 2011

Today is the 85th Birthday of the remarkable Jimmy Heath and in this edition of his daily video blog, Day by Day, Bret Primack pays tribute to the saxophonist, composer and arranger with excerpts from Jimmy’s performance at the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, an interview Jimmy did with Larry Appelbaum for JazzTimes magazine’s “Before and After,” and a few words from Jimmy’s friend of over half a century, Sonny Rollins. To read the entire “Before and After,” please click here: http://jazztimes.com/articles/27422-jimmy-heath-royalties-for-the-melodies-please