Musician Dictionary

Percy Heath

American musician (1923–2005)

DescriptionAmerican musician (1923–2005)
Source: Wikidata
Born1923-04-30
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceNorth Carolina Wilmington
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2005-04-28
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathSouthampton Southampton
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcellist aircraft pilot jazz musician musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentscello bass instrument double bass
Source: Wikidata
Genreshard bop jazz
Source: Wikidata
Member ofThe Modern Jazz Quartet The Heath Brothers Cannonball Adderley Quartet Gigi Gryce Quartet Miles Davis All Stars Miles Davis Quartet Miles Davis and His Band The Miles Davis Sextet The Thelonious Monk Quartet The Miles Davis Quintet The Modern Jazz Society The Charlie Parker Quartet The Thelonious Monk Quintet The Wes Montgomery Quartet The J.J. Johnson Sextet Dizzy Gillespie Sextet Stan Getz Quartet Clifford Brown Sextet Lou Donaldson - Clifford Brown Quintet Thelonious Monk Trio Howard McGhee Sextet The Modern Jazz Giants Sonny Rollins Quartet The Horace Silver Trio The Milt Jackson Quartet The Miles Davis Quartet The Tony Scott Quartet The J.J. Johnson Quintet The Art Farmer Septet Milt Jackson Quintet Joe Morris Orchestra Sam Most Quartet Sonny Rollins Quintet Walter Gil Fuller And His Orchestra CBS Jazz All-Stars The Modern Jazz Sextet Sonny Rollins Trio The Kenny Dorham Quintet The Modern Jazz Ensemble Bill Perkins Quintet Art Farmer Quintet The Birdlanders Lou Donaldson Quintet Bill Evans Quintet The Gigi Gryce Quartet Elmo Hope Sextet Elmo Hope Trio Elmo Hope Quintet The Frank Foster Quintet Michel Sardaby Trio Benny Golson And The Philadelphians The Paris All-Stars Lou Donaldson Sextet Milton Jackson And His New Group Gil Fuller Orchestra Clark Terry Septet Kai Winding's Birdlanders Art Farmer Tentet Birdland All-Stars Art Farmer Gigi Gryce Quintet Tuskegee Airmen
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AwardsNEA Jazz Masters
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

Hart Heath P. Heath Pearcy Heath Percey Heath Perch Heath Percy Percy Heat Percy Heaty П. Хит Перси Хит パーシイ・ヒース パーシー・ヒース

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Identifiers

mbid: 534362cd-66ed-45a8-9cba-b847dbf75b6f · wikidata: Q981283 · isni: 0000000115741504 · discogs: 253445

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