Percy Heath
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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 30, 1923 (Wilmington), Died April 28, 2005 (Southampton)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1953 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 84368 | 4/29/1953 | Owl eyes-1 | Mat Mathews Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84369 | 4/29/1953 | Study in purple-1 | Mat Mathews Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84370 | 4/29/1953 | There's a small hotel | Mat Mathews Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84371 | 4/29/1953 | Laura-1 | Mat Mathews Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84813 | 7/6/1953 | Maya | Mat Mathews Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84814 | 7/3/1953 | Night and day | Mat Mathews Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84815 | 7/6/1953 | The nearness of you | Mat Mathews Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 84816 | 7/6/1953 | Bags' groove | Mat Mathews Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 85765 | 1/25/1954 | Bernie's tune | Mat Mathews Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 85766 | 1/25/1954 | Lullaby of the leaves-1 | Mat Mathews Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 85767 | 1/25/1954 | Night and day | Mat Mathews Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 85768 | 1/25/1954 | Yesterdays | Mat Mathews Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 85842 | 12/29/1953 | Goodbye | Tony Scott Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 85843 | 12/29/1953 | Swootie Patootie | Tony Scott Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 85844 | 12/29/1953 | Sweet Lorraine | Tony Scott Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 89232 | 1/24/1956 | Spring it was | Mat Mathews Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Heath, Percy," accessed December 7, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320596.
Heath, Percy. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 7, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320596.
"Heath, Percy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 7 December 2023.
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LCNAR: Heath, Percy, 1923-2005 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82099997
Wikidata: Percy Heath - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q981283
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71578162
MusicBrainz: Percy Heath - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/534362cd-66ed-45a8-9cba-b847dbf75b6f
ISNI: 0000 0001 1574 1504 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000115741504
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