Percy Heath(1923-2005)
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Percy Heath is an American jazz bassist, brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert Tootie 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 Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Wes Montgomery, and Thelonious Monk. As a sideman, Percy performed on approximately 300 recording dates in a career of over 57 years. In 1989, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music.
