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You don't need sunglasses inside a building in the middle of the night.
Jimmy Heath
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Jimmy Heath
Age: 93 †
Born: 1926
Born: October 25
Died: 2020
Died: January 19
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Jazz Musician
Kapellmeister
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Saxophonist
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
James Edward Heath
Jimmy Edward Heath
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