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J.C. Heard
real name James Charles 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
Credits
421
Albums
8
Decades active
90
In collections
Biography
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American jazz drummer.
Born August 10, 1917 in Dayton, Ohio, died September 27, 1988 in Royal Oak, Michigan
J. C. worked: Teddy Wilson, Erroll Garner, Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter, Cab Calloway, Dizzy Gillespie, Lena Horne, Oscar Peterson, Lester Young, Charlie Parker and others.
Bio from Discogs
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
Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi
1955
At The Renaissance
1985
Soulville
1983
The First Verve Sessions
1976
The Parker Jam Session
1974
"The Golden Years" Volume II
1966
Stay With Me
1958
The President Plays With The Oscar Peterson Trio
1956
The Consummate Artistry of Ben Webster
1954
The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions Of Ike Quebec
1987
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
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
Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic Hartford, 1953
1984
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