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Percy Heath
b, 1923-2005 US, North Carolina
Musician of Jazz
Percy Heath (April 30, 1923 – April 28, 2005) 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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Smooch on The Complete Prestige 10-Inch LP Collection by Miles Davis I Remember Clifford on 2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West by Various Artists When Lights Are Low on The Complete Prestige 10-Inch LP Collection by Miles Davis Blue Haze on The Complete Prestige 10-Inch LP Collection by Miles Davis Here's That Rainy Day on The Complete RCA Victor Recordings by Paul Desmond Four on The Complete Prestige 10-Inch LP Collection by Miles Davis Bags' Groove (Take 1) on 100 Masterpieces by Miles Davis Miles Ahead on The Complete Prestige 10-Inch LP Collection by Miles Davis I Should Care on 2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West by Various Artists You Don't Know What Love Is on 100 Masterpieces by Miles DavisTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Modern Jazz Quartet 2 | The Modern Jazz Quartet With Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, John Lewis, Kenny Clarke | 2009 | Album |
| The Jazz Master Class Series From NYU | Jimmy Heath And Percy Heath | 2007 | Album |
| A Love Song | Percy Heath | 2004 | Album |
| Grand Encounter | John Lewis, Bill Perkins, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton, Jim Hall | 1989 | Single |
| Marchin' On! | The Heath Brothers / Albert Heath, Jimmy Heath And Percy Heath Featuring Stanley Cowell | 1976 | Album |
| The Bop Session | Dizzy Gillespie / Sonny Stitt / John Lewis / Percy Heath / Max Roach / Hank Jones | 1975 | Album |
| Jazz Sur Seine | Milt Jackson / Percy Heath / Barney Wilen / Kenny Clarke | 1958 | Album |
| Gigi Gryce | Gigi Gryce, Thelonious Monk, Percy Heath & Art Blakey | 1958 | Single |
| France - U.S.A. | Billy Byers, Kenny Clarke, Curley Hamner, Lionel Hampton, Percy Heath, Connie Kay, Al Levitt, John Lewis, Sy Oliver And His Orchestra, Sacha Distel, Benoit Quersin, Bobby Jaspar, Pierre Michelot, Paul Rovère, René Urtreger, Barney Wilen | 1957 | Compil. |
| Grand Encounter | John Lewis, Bill Perkins, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton, Jim Hall | 1957 | Single |
| Milt Jackson With John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke, Lou Donaldson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet | Milt Jackson With John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke, Lou Donaldson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet | 1955 | Compil. |
| Love Me Or Leave Me / I Can't Get Started | Bill Perkins, John Lewis, Chico Hamilton, Jim Hall, Percy Heath | 1955 | Single |
| Gigi Gryce · Thelonious Monk · Percy Heath · Art Blakey · Horace Silver · Art Farmer · Kenny Clarke · Cecil Payne · Jimmy Cleveland · Oscar Pettiford · Julius Watkins | Gigi Gryce · Thelonious Monk · Percy Heath · Art Blakey · Horace Silver · Art Farmer · Kenny Clarke · Cecil Payne · Jimmy Cleveland · Oscar Pettiford · Julius Watkins | 1955 | Album |
| The Modern Jazz Quartet | The Modern Jazz Quartet With Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, John Lewis, Kenny Clarke | 1953 | Album |
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