Percy Heath, (April 30, 1923 - April 28, 2005), was a jazz musician, most famous for his 40+ years as the double bass player for the Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ). He is the brother of tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Tootie Heath, with whom he formed the Heath Brothers in 1975. Heath also worked with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk. At the age of 81, he released his first album as bandleader through the Daddy Jazz label. Wikipedia
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Percy Heath was the backbone of the popular jazz group Modern Jazz Quartet, and a superb bassist so sought after that he has appeared on more than 200 jazz albums. Heath is a member of one of the great families of jazz (along with the Joneses and Marsali www.nea.gov/national/jazz/masterbios/percyheath.html
