Percy Heath
Percy Heath (April 30, 1923 – April 28, 2005) was an American jazz bassist. He was the brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert Heath, with whom he formed the Heath Brothers in 1975.
Percy Heath | |
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 Percy Heath, New York City, June 1977 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 30, 1923 Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | April 28, 2005 (aged 81) Southampton, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, cool jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Double bass |
| Associated acts | Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Heath, Miles Davis, Johnny Griffin, Modern Jazz Quartet, The Heath Brothers |
Heath played with the Modern Jazz Quartet throughout their long history and also worked with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Wes Montgomery, and Thelonious Monk.
Other websites
- National Endowment for the Arts - NEA Jazz Masters biography
- Brotherly Jazz: The Heath Brothers DVD Documentary
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