[3] From 1958 to 1974, he worked with, among others, J. J. Johnson, Wes Montgomery, Art Farmer and Benny Golson's Jazztet, Cedar Walton, Bobby Timmons, Kenny Drew, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Herbie Hancock, Friedrich Gulda, Nina Simone, and Yusef Lateef.

Heath was later the producer and leader of The Whole Drum Truth, a jazz drum ensemble featuring Ben Riley, Ed Thigpen, Jackie Williams, Billy Hart, Charlie Persip, Leroy Williams and Louis Hayes.

Albert Heath died of leukemia in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on April 3, 2024, at the age of 88.

[4] With Kenny Barron With Walter Benton With Anthony Braxton With George Cables With the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band With John Coltrane With Ted Curson With Kenny Dorham With Kenny Drew With Art Farmer With Benny Golson With Dexter Gordon With Bennie Green and Gene Ammons With Johnny Griffin With Herbie Hancock With Jimmy Heath With Milt Jackson With J. J. Johnson With Clifford Jordan With Yusef Lateef With Johnny Lytle With Roberto Magris With Guido Manusardi With Warne Marsh With Ronnie Mathews With Charles McPherson With Blue Mitchell With Roscoe Mitchell With Wes Montgomery With Tete Montoliu With Don Patterson With Cecil Payne With Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen With Sonny Red With George Russell With Michel Sardaby With Bud Shank With Nina Simone With Les Spann With Billy Taylor With Bobby Timmons With Mal Waldron With Cedar Walton With The Young Lions With Bill Harris 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.