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Percy Heath

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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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Type: Person
Area: United States
Born: April 30th, 1923
Died: April 28th, 2005
Genres: Bebop Hard Bop Jazz Post-bop
Labels: Atlantic

Blue Note

Universal Music AB

Riverside Records

Verve

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Last updated: October 9th, 2018