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Percy Heath | |
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 Heath in New York City, 1977 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 30, 1923 Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | April 28, 2005 (aged 81) Southampton, New York, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Double bass |
| Years active | 1940s–2003 |
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Percy Heath (April 30, 1923[1] – April 28, 2005)[2] 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.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 196. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
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