Percy Heath
Hard bop, Musical Artist
1923 – 2005
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Who was Percy Heath?
Percy Heath was an American jazz bassist, brother to tenor 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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- Born
- Apr 30, 1923
Wilmington - Also known as
- Heath, Percy
- Siblings
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Granoff School of Music
- Lived in
- Wilmington
- Died
- Apr 28, 2005
Southampton
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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