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Percy Heath ( Wilmington, Carolina del Norte, 30 de abril de 1923- Southampton, Nueva York, 28 de abril del 2005) fue un contrabajista de jazz estadounidense, hermano del saxofonista tenor Jimmy Heath (James Edward Heath, n. 1926) y del baterista Albert "Tootie" Heath, con quienes formó el conjunto Heath Brothers en 1975.
Percy Heath (April 30, 1923 – April 28, 2005) was an American jazz bassist, brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert Heath, with whom he formed the Heath Brothers in 1975.
A product of one of jazz’s most illustrious families, Percy Heath and his sublime, swinging bass served as the cornerstone of the Modern Jazz Quartet for over four decades. Heath was born in Wilmington, NC, on April 23, 1930.
Percy Heath fue un contrabajista de jazz estadounidense, hermano del saxofonista tenor Jimmy Heath y del baterista Albert "Tootie" Heath, con quienes formó el conjunto Heath Brothers en 1975.
El contrabajista norteamericano, Percy Heath, (Wilmington, Carolina del Norte, 30 de abril de 1923 – Southampton, Nueva York, 28 de abril del 2005), empezó estudiando violín, instrumento que relegó para enrolarse como piloto de caza de las Fuerzas Aéreas, con la entrada de los Estados Unidos en guerra.
28 de abr. de 2005 · Percy Heath was a jazz bassist who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and the Modern Jazz Quartet. He also led the Heath Brothers band with his brothers Jimmy and Tootie, and received many honors and awards for his music.
29 de abr. de 2005 · Percy Heath, whose forceful and buoyant bass playing anchored the Modern Jazz Quartet for its entire four-decade existence, died yesterday in Southampton, N.Y. He was 81 and lived in Montauk, on...
