Percy Heath

American musician (1923–2005)

Born: 30 April 1923
Wilmington
Died: 28 April 2005
Southampton
Country: United States
Discography: 1 album

Biography

Percy Heath was a jazz musician who played double bass, bass instrument and cello. Percy Heath was born on 30 April 1923 in Wilmington and died on 28 April 2005 in Southampton. The music is usually filed under jazz and hard bop. Honours include NEA Jazz Masters.

Percy Heath (April 30, 1923 – April 28, 2005) was an American jazz bassist, brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert Heath, with whom he formed the Heath Brothers in 1975. Heath played with the Modern Jazz Quartet throughout their long history and also worked with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Wes Montgomery, Thelonious Monk and Lee Konitz.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

A Love Song 2004 · Daddy Jazz Records

Also plays on

Albums where Percy Heath is credited as a sideman

1952	Wizard of the Vibes — Milt Jackson	double bass, bass
1952	New Faces - New Sounds — Lou Donaldson, Clifford Brown	bass
1952	Modern Jazz Quartet — Modern Jazz Quartet	double bass
1953	Miles Davis, Vol. 2 — Miles Davis	double bass, bass
1953	Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown, Jimmy Heath, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke — J.J. Johnson	double bass
1953	Howard McGhee Volume 2 — Howard McGhee	double bass
1954	Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins — Miles Davis	double bass
1954	Vol. 3 — Miles Davis	double bass, bass
1954	Charlie Parker — Charlie Parker	double bass
1954	Thelonious Monk Plays — Thelonious Monk	double bass
1954	Blows for LP — Thelonious Monk Quintet featuring Sonny Rollins	double bass
1954	Vol. 2 — Horace Silver Trio And Art Blakey	double bass
1955	Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet / Sextet — Miles Davis and Milt Jackson	double bass
1955	Bud Powell's Moods — Bud Powell	bass
1955	Telefunken Blues — Kenny Clarke	double bass
1955	When Farmer Met Gryce — Art Farmer & Gigi Gryce	bass
1955	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 2 — Jay Jay Johnson	bass, double bass
1955	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1 — Jay Jay Johnson	double bass
1955	Milt Jackson Quartet — Milt Jackson	double bass
1955	Afro-Cuban — Kenny Dorham	double bass
1955	Concorde — The Modern Jazz Quartet	double bass
1955	Blues and Other Shades of Green — Urbie Green	bass
1955	Nica’s Tempo — Gigi Gryce	bass
1956	Blue Haze — Miles Davis	bass, double bass
1956	Collectors’ Items — Miles Davis	bass, double bass
1956	The Champ — Dizzy Gillespie	bass, double bass
1956	Monk — Thelonious Monk	double bass
1956	Sonny Rollins With the Modern Jazz Quartet — Sonny Rollins with The Modern Jazz Quartet feat. Art Blakey & Kenny Drew	bass, double bass, drums (drum set)
1956	Moving Out — Sonny Rollins	double bass
1956	The Brothers — Stan Getz & Zoot Sims	double bass

Awards

NEA Jazz Masters

Historic 78 rpm records

DMF Steele · Al Steele and Band · Percy Heath · Spece Wright · Han Gates archive.org ↗
Down Steele · Al Steele and Band · Percy Heath · Spece Wright · Han Gates archive.org ↗
Moving Nicely Milt Jackson Quartet · Milt Jackson · John Lewis · Percy Heath · Al… archive.org ↗
Round About Midnite Milt Jackson Quartet · Milt Jackson · John Lewis · Percy Heath · Al… archive.org ↗
OUT OF NOWHERE KENNY CLARKE'S ALL STARS · Percy Heath · H. McGee · Michel DeVillers… archive.org ↗
BIG WILL HOWARD McGHEE'S BE-BOPPERS · Howard McGhee · Jimmy Heath · Jesse… archive.org ↗
ETOILE HOWARD McGHEE'S BE-BOPPERS · Howard McGhee · Jimmy Heath · Jesse… archive.org ↗
DENISE HOWARD McGHEE'S BE-BOPPERS · Howard McGhee · Jimmy Heath · Jesse… archive.org ↗