Percy Heath
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1885
- Died
- 1933
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Slightly scarlet
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1923-04-30
- Active to
- 2005-04-28
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Discography
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- 2,092
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Percy Heath, (April 30, 1923 – April 28, 2005), was a jazz musician, most famous for his 40+ years as the double bass player for the Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ). He is the brother of tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Tootie Heath, with whom he formed the Heath Brothers in 1975. Heath also worked with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk. At the age of 81, he released his first album as bandleader through the Daddy Jazz label. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Percy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Perry
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Occupation
- playwright
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of death
- 1933-02-09
- date of birth
- 1884-01-30
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- start of work period
- 1919-00-00
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