Percy Heath
American musician (1923–2005) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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.
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Other websites
- National Endowment for the Arts - NEA Jazz Masters biography
- Brotherly Jazz: The Heath Brothers DVD Documentary
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