Musician Dictionary

J.C. Heard

American musician (1917–1988)

DescriptionAmerican musician (1917–1988)
Source: Wikidata
Born1917-08-10
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceDayton Dayton
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1988-09-27
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathRoyal Oak Royal Oak
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationconductor bandleader jazz musician musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsdrum kit
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz swing
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsBlack & Blue
Source: Wikidata
Member ofThe Oscar Peterson Quartet Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet Red Norvo All-Stars Cab Calloway And His Orchestra The Red Garland Trio Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra Dizzy Gillespie Septet Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra J.C. Heard And His Orchestra Teddy Wilson Trio Don Byas Quartet Red Norvo And His Selected Sextet Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra Sidney Bechet And His New Orleans Feetwarmers Sir Charles And His All Stars George Treadwell And His All Stars Howard McGhee Sextet Lester Young Quintet Teddy Wilson Octet Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra James Moody Sextet The Ike Quebec Swing Seven The Ike Quebec Quintet Joe Sample Trio Pete Johnson And His Band Teddy Wilson And His All Stars Teddy Wilson Sextet The Roy Eldridge Quintet Ike Quebec Swingtet Milt Hinton & His Orchestra Benny Carter Quintet Billie Holiday And Her Lads Of Joy J.C. Heard Quintet The Bernie Leighton Quintet Coleman Hawkins Big Band Woody Herman's Four Chips Jonah Jones And His Orchestra J. C. Heard Octet The Flip Phillips-Howard McGhee Boptet Oscar Peterson & Friends JATP All Stars Illinois Jacquet Quintet Ted Nash Quintet Pete Brown's All-Star Quintet The Nick Esposito Sextet Earl Bostic's Gotham Sextet The Keynoters (5) Don Byas All Star Quartet
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz

Also known as

C. Heard H.C. Heard Heard I. C. Heard I.C. Heard J C Heard J-C. Heard J. C. Hard J. C. Heard J. C. Heards J. C. Herd J. Heard J.-C. Heard J.C Heard J.C.Heard JC Heard JCH James 'J.C.' Heard James C. Heard James Charles Heard James Heard Jay C. Heard

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Identifiers

mbid: 4bdd9189-ccf8-4f32-a648-640eff7f5a33 · wikidata: Q725325 · isni: 0000000055148425 · discogs: 313084

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