Percy Heath
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- Born
- 1885
- Died
- 1933
- Works
- 1
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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/
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Percy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Wilmington
- Place of death
- Southampton
- Sibling
- Albert Heath
- Occupation
- cellist
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Genre
- hard bop
- Instrument
- bass
- Official website
- www.nea.gov/national/jazz/masterbios/percyheath.html
- Image
- Percy Heath.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1923-04-30
- date of death
- 2005-04-28
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- Percy Heath
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- Tuskegee Airmen
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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