1990) With Bud Shank That Old Feeling (Contemporary, 1986) With Nina Simone Little Girl Blue (Bethlehem, 1958) Nina Simone and Her Friends (Bethlehem, 1959) With Les Spann Gemini (Jazzland, 1961) With Billy Taylor Billy Taylor with Four Flutes (Riverside, 1959) With Bobby Timmons Chun-King (Prestige, 1964) With Mal Waldron Impressions (New Jazz, 1959) With Cedar Walton Soul Cycle (Prestige, 1969) With The Young Lions The Young Lions (Vee-Jay, 1960) Awards and nominations In October 2020, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced Heath as one of four recipients of the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships, celebrated in an online concert and show on 22 April 2021. Awarded in recognition of lifetime achievement, the honor is bestowed on individuals who have made significant contributions to the art form. The other 2021 recipients were Terri Lyne Carrington, Phil Schaap, and Henry Threadgill. References External links "Albert 'Tootie' Heath" biography and management, Soul Patch Music. Brotherly Jazz. The Heath Brothers DVD Documentary. Tootie Heath's MySpace page Ben Ratliff, "Music in Review; Heath Brothers", The New York Times, April 4, 2003. "Interview with Albert 'Tootie' Heath", DTM. "Albert 'Tootie' Heath, Drummer Extraordinaire, Turns The Tables", interview on All Things Considered, NPR, March 14, 2015. Albert Heath at Tower Records. 1935 births Living people Hard bop drummers Post-bop drummers American jazz drummers African-American drummers Jazz musicians from Pennsylvania Muse Records artists 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Modern Jazz Quartet members Heath Brothers members The Jazztet members Sunnyside Records artists 20th-century African-American musicians 21st-century African-American people Spiritual jazz musicians