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Jazz Saxophone Legend Jimmy Heath Has Died

Jimmy Heath, seen here performing onstage during Jazz At Lincoln Center's 30th Anniversary Gala, died Jan. 19, 2020. Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Jazz At Lincoln hide caption

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Jazz Saxophone Legend Jimmy Heath Has Died

The saxophonist and composer — an artist who wrote for Miles Davis and Charlie Parker, and who nurtured John Coltrane — died Sunday at age 93.

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Jazz Saxophone Legend Jimmy Heath Has Died

Jimmy Heath, seen here performing onstage during Jazz At Lincoln Center's 30th Anniversary Gala, died Jan. 19, 2020. Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Jazz At Lincoln hide caption

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Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Jazz At Lincoln

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Jazz Saxophone Legend Jimmy Heath Has Died

by Tom Vitale

Jazz Saxophone Legend Jimmy Heath Has Died

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