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Percy Heath

Wilmington, United States

Percy Heath is credited on 4,659 releases across 766 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,659

Credits

766

Albums

8

Decades active

616

In collections

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American jazz bassist
Born April 30, 1923 in Wilmington, North Carolina, died April 28, 2005 in Southampton, New York
Known to served as the cornerstone of the Modern Jazz Quartet for over four decades.
Brother of Jimmy Heath and Albert Heath.

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Credited work

4,659 releases · 766 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 5,399
  • Production · 20
  • Other credits · 2

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · WOR Studios · Music Inn, Lenox, MA · Reeves Sound Studios

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