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J.C. Heard
Dayton, United States
J.C. Heard is credited on 1,239 releases across 421 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,239
Pressings credited
421
Albums
8
Decades active
87
In collections
Biography
James Charles Heard (August 10, 1917 – September 27, 1988) was an American swing, bop, and blues drummer.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
1,239 releases · 421 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 1,772
- Other credits · 10
- Production · 1
Studios: WOR Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Radio Recorders · Carnegie Hall
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Night Lights
2025

Solitude
1956

At The Renaissance
1985

Soulville
1983

The First Verve Sessions
1976

The Parker Jam Session
1974

"The Golden Years" Volume II
1966

The President Plays With The Oscar Peterson Trio
1956

Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi
1955

The Consummate Artistry of Ben Webster
1954

The Gene Ammons Story: Gentle Jug
1978

Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
1975

The Original Recordings
1973

Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits
1967

Nice An' Cool
1961

Stay With Me
1958

Jazz Sampler
1955

Mr. Wilson (The Fabulous Teddy Wilson At The Piano)
1955

Jam Session #1
1952

Bird In LA
2021

Lady Day (The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia) (1933-1944)
2001

Lady In Autumn: The Best Of The Verve Years
1991

The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions Of Ike Quebec
1987

Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic Hartford, 1953
1984
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