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Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings,[1][2] including Michael Jackson's Thriller,[3] Rock with You, "Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough", "Workin’ Day and Night"[4] and the flugelhorn solo on Dan Fogelberg's hit "Longer". Additionally, he has performed with artists such as George Benson, Nik Kershaw, Al Jarreau, Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer, Earth, Wind & Fire, Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, George Duke, Lionel Richie, Rufus and Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, Patti Austin, Toshiki Kadomatsu, Yumi Matsutoya, among many others.[5][6][7]
Jerry Hey | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Dixon, Illinois, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz, jazz rock, jazz fusion, pop |
Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader |
Instrument(s) | Trumpet, flugelhorn |
Years active | 1960s-present |
Formerly of |
He is known as the Seawind trumpeter and arranger who plays with Gary Grant, Larry Williams and Bill Reichenbach Jr.
Jerry Hey was born in 1950 in Dixon, Illinois to a family of musicians. His mother was a pianist and his father was a trombonist. Jerry also had two older brothers who played the trombone and tuba. After completing high school, Hey attended the National Music Camp for two summers. While in college, Hey studied under Bill Adam at Indiana University.[8][7]
Hey then relocated to Hawaii to become a member of Seawind band.[9][7]
In 1976, Hey moved to Los Angeles with the Seawind and recorded two albums for CTI Records under the direction of Harvey Mason.[9][6]
When Jerry Hey and Seawind moved to Los Angeles, Gary Grant had already been in the city for a year and was a well-known session player. He invited Jerry to join him on recording sessions, which helped to launch Jerry's career as a studio musician.[9][7]
Soon after arriving in LA, Quincy Jones got in touch with Jerry to ask him to play and arrange for an album titled “I Heard That!!”. Following that session, Jerry and his associates were invited to perform on every one of Quincy's recordings.[9][7] Hey later worked as a musician and arranger with David Foster.[5][6][10]
Jerry is the uncle of American keyboardist, songwriter, producer, arranger and musical director Henry Hey.
He composed and arranged the song "Jedi Rocks" for the 1997 Special Edition re-release of Return of the Jedi. He co-produced four songs on Lisa Stansfield's 2014 album, Seven.
Hey has received 6 Grammy Awards and 11 nominations.[11]
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With Aretha Franklin
With Elton John
With Olivia Newton-John
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With Syreeta Wright
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With Cher
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With Cheryl Lynn
With Celine Dion
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With Thelma Houston
With Selena
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With Patti Austin
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With Lisa Stansfield
With Anita Baker
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With Dan Fogelberg
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With David Crosby
With Kenny Loggins
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With Steve Cropper
With Brenda Russell
With Stephanie Mills
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With Teena Marie
With Peter Allen
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With Betty Wright
With Roberta Flack
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With Randy Newman
With Natalie Cole
With B.B. King
With Peter Cetera
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With Barbra Streisand
With Jennifer Warnes
With Rob Thomas
With Laura Branigan
With Jimmy Webb
With Al Jarreau
With Jennifer Holliday
With James Last Band
With George Benson
With Livingston Taylor
With Neil Diamond
With Michael Franks
With Atkins
With Darren Kramer Organization
With Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
With Miho Nakayama
With Pauline Wilson
With The Square/T-SQUARE
With Dave Weckl/Dave Weckl Band
With David Foster
With Wilson Phillips
With TM Network
With Pleasure
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As sideman on soundtrack recordings[13][14][15]
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