Percy Heath

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: 1948 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Atlantic	141	10-in.	9/19/1948	Wow!	Joe Morris	instrumentalist, string bass
Atlantic	142	10-in.	9/19/1948	The applejack	Joe Morris	instrumentalist, string bass
Atlantic	805	10-in.	2/29/1952	Grooving the nursery rhymes	Joe Carroll ; Dizzy Gillespie	instrumentalist, string bass
Atlantic	806	10-in.	2/29/1952	This is happiness	Dizzy Gillespie	instrumentalist, string bass
Atlantic	807	10-in.	2/29/1952	Diz's tune	Dizzy Gillespie	instrumentalist, string bass
Atlantic	808	10-in.	2/29/1952	Love is here to stay	Dizzy Gillespie	instrumentalist, string bass
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 November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/320596.

Heath, Percy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/320596.

"Heath, Percy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.