bass · 1923–2005
Percy Heath
The eldest Heath brother, the house bassist on New York dates in the early '50s, and later the Modern Jazz Quartet's bassist for its whole run.
- Sessions
- 41
- Records
- 33
- First date
- April 14, 1950
- Latest
- July 14, 1956
On the records
BLP 1501 · 1955Miles Davis Volume 1Miles DavisPRLP 7002 · 1955Stan Getz QuartetsStan Getz Bop Stars
PRLP 7003 · 1955Milt JacksonMilt Jackson Quartet
PRLP 7005 · 1955ConcordeThe Modern Jazz Quartet
BLP 1502 · 1956Miles Davis Volume 2Miles Davis
BLP 1505 · 1956The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1J.J. Johnson
BLP 1506 · 1956The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2J.J. Johnson
BLP 1509 · 1956Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk QuintetMilt Jackson
BLP 1520 · 1956Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey-SabuHorace Silver
BLP 1526 · 1956Memorial AlbumClifford Brown
BLP 1527 · 1956The Magnificent Thad JonesThad Jones
PRLP 7022 · 1956The BrothersStan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Allen Eager, Brew Moore
PRLP 7025 · 1956Miles Davis And HornsMiles Davis Sextet
PRLP 7027 · 1956Thelonious MonkThelonious Monk TrioPRLP 7029 · 1956Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny DrewSonny Rollins Quartet
PRLP 7031 · 1956The Art Farmer SeptetThe Art Farmer Septet
PRLP 7034 · 1956Miles Davis And Milt Jackson Quintet/SextetMiles Davis All Star Sextet/Quintet
PRLP 7044 · 1956Collectors' ItemsMiles DavisPRLP 7053 · 1956Thelonious MonkThelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins
PRLP 7054 · 1956Blue HazeMiles DavisPRLP 7055 · 1956Clifford Brown MemorialTadd Dameron And His Orchestra
PRLP 7057 · 1956DjangoMJQ
PRLP 7058 · 1956Moving OutSonny Rollins
PRLP 7059 · 1956MJQModern Jazz Quartet, Milt Jackson Quintet
BLP 1535 · 1957Afro-CubanKenny Dorham
BLP 1537 · 1957Quartet/Quintet/SextetLou Donaldson
BLP 1546 · 1957The Magnificent Thad Jones Volume 3Thad Jones
PRLP 7075 · 1957Thelonious Monk, Sonny RollinsThelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins
PRLP 7076 · 1957Walkin'Miles Davis All StarsPRLP 7085 · 1957When Farmer Met GryceThe Art Farmer Quintet Featuring Gigi Gryce
PRLP 7109 · 1957Bags GrooveMiles DavisPRLP 7128 · 1958King Pleasure Sings, Annie Ross SingsAnnie Ross With Teacho Wiltshire And His Band
PRLP 7150 · 1959Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz GiantsMiles Davis All StarsEvery date, in order
1950
1951
- January 17, 1951Miles Davis SextetApex Studios, NYCbass
- January 17, 1951Sonny Rollins QuartetApex Studios, NYCbass
- December 17, 1951Sonny Rollins QuartetApex Studios, NYCbass
1952
- April 7, 1952Milt Jackson QuintetWOR Studios, NYCbass
- September 8, 1952Zoot Sims And Al CohnNYCbass
- October 9, 1952Annie Ross With Teacho Wiltshire And His BandNYCbass
- November 19, 1952The Lou Donaldson QuintetWOR Studios, NYCbass
- December 22, 1952The Modern Jazz QuartetNYCbass
1953
- January 30, 1953Miles Davis SextetWOR Studios, NYCbass
- April 20, 1953The Miles Davis SextetWOR Studios, NYCbass
- May 19, 1953Miles Davis QuartetWOR Studios, NYCbass
- June 9, 1953Lou Donaldson - Clifford Brown QuintetWOR Studios, NYCbass
- June 11, 1953Tadd Dameron And His OrchestraNYCbass
- June 22, 1953Jay Jay Johnson SextetWOR Studios, NYCbass
- June 25, 1953The Modern Jazz QuartetNYCbass
- August 28, 1953Clifford Brown SextetAudio-Video Studios, NYCbass
- September 29, 1953King PleasureNYCbass
- October 7, 1953Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz QuartetNYCbass
- November 13, 1953Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny RollinsWOR Studios, NYCbass
- November 23, 1953Horace Silver Trio / Art Blakey-SabuWOR Studios, NYCbass
- December 24, 1953King PleasureNYCbass
1954
- March 6, 1954Miles Davis QuartetVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass
- March 15, 1954Miles Davis QuartetBeltone Studios, NYCbass
- April 3, 1954Miles Davis QuintetVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass
- April 29, 1954Miles Davis All Star SextetVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass
- May 19, 1954The Art Farmer Quintet Featuring Gigi GryceVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass
- June 7, 1954The Art Farmer SeptetVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass
- June 16, 1954The Milt Jackson QuintetVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass
- June 29, 1954Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz GiantsVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass
- August 18, 1954Sonny Rollins Quintet Featuring Kenny DorhamVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass
- August 22, 1954Lou Donaldson SextetVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass
- September 22, 1954Thelonious Monk TrioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass
- December 23, 1954The Modern Jazz QuartetVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass
- December 24, 1954Miles Davis All StarsVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass
1955
- January 9, 1955The Modern Jazz QuartetVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass
- January 30, 1955Kenny Dorham SextetVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass
- May 20, 1955Milt Jackson QuartetVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass
- July 2, 1955The Modern Jazz QuartetVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass
- August 5, 1955Miles Davis All Star Sextet/QuintetVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJbass