Editing Jimmy Heath (section)

{{Short description|American jazz saxophonist, composer, and band leader (1926–2020)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{use American English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- For individuals; see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| image               = Jimmy_Heath_1998.jpg
| alt                 =
| caption             = Heath in 1998
| background          = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name          = James Edward Heath
| alias               = Little Bird
| birth_date          = {{Birth date|1926|10|25}}
| birth_place         = {{nowrap|[[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
| death_place         = [[Loganville, Georgia]], U.S.
| death_date          = {{Death date and age|2020|1|19|1926|10|25}}
| instrument          = {{hlist|Saxophone||flute}}
| genre               = {{hlist|[[Jazz]]|[[bebop]]|[[hard bop]]}}
| occupation          = {{hlist|Musician|composer|arranger|educator}}
| years_active        = 1940s–2020
| label               = {{hlist|[[Riverside Records|Riverside]]|[[Limelight Records|Limelight]]|[[Impulse! Records|Impulse]]|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|[[Verve Records|Verve]]|[[Xanadu Records|Xanadu]]|[[Landmark Records|Landmark]]|[[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]]}}
| past_member_of      = [[Heath Brothers]]
| website             = {{url|jimmyheath.com}}
| module           = {{Infobox person
| embed            = yes
| relatives        = {{ubl|[[Percy Heath]] (brother)|[[Albert Heath]] (brother)}}
}}
}}

'''James Edward Heath''' (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020), nicknamed '''Little Bird''', was an American [[jazz]] saxophonist, composer, arranger, and [[big band]] leader. He was the brother of bassist [[Percy Heath]] and drummer [[Albert Heath]].