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Percy Heath

1923 - 2005

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Percy Heath (April 30, 1923 – April 28, 2005) was an American jazz bassist, brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert Heath, with whom he formed the Heath Brothers in 1975. Heath played with the Modern Jazz Quartet throughout their long history and also worked with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Wes Montgomery, Thelonious Monk and Lee Konitz. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Percy Heath is the 1,835th most popular musician (up from 1,947th in 2019), the 9,763rd most popular biography from United States (up from 9,923rd in 2019) and the 706th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Percy Heath ranks 1,835 out of 3,175. Before him are Toshio Masuda, Utada Hikaru, Bobby Hutcherson, Pino Palladino, Bootsy Collins, and LiSA. After him are Mick Avory, Brian Downey, Alva Noto, Otis Spann, Jovdat Hajiyev, and Luciano Ligabue.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Percy Heath ranks 411. Before him are Ron Flockhart, Antonio Siddi, Leonid Shamkovich, Herman Chernoff, Isaac Schwartz, and Robert Sabatier. After him are Monica Lovinescu, George Russell, Ivano Blason, Aleksandr Alov, The Fabulous Moolah, and Alice von Hildebrand. Among people deceased in 2005, Percy Heath ranks 308. Before him are Raoul Bott, Humphrey Carpenter, Ismail Merchant, David Lange, Hubert Curien, and Leonid Shamkovich. After him are Faimalaga Luka, Lucky Thompson, Ruth Hussey, Henry Proctor, Derek Bailey, and Arnold Denker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Percy Heath ranks 9,765 out of 20,380. Before him are Helen Slater (1963), Bootsy Collins (1951), Alvah Meyer (1888), Billy Cunningham (1943), Alan Washbond (1899), and Horatio Parker (1863). After him are Edgar Bergen (1903), Robin Hartshorne (1938), David Bernhardt (1969), Kurt Wimmer (1964), Brad Garrett (1960), and Helen Prejean (1939).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Percy Heath ranks 706. Before him are Bill Black (1926), Tadd Dameron (1917), Jimmy Garrison (1934), Utada Hikaru (1983), Bobby Hutcherson (1941), and Bootsy Collins (1951). After him are Otis Spann (1924), Craig Jones (1972), Jim Gordon (1945), George Russell (1923), Paul Bostaph (1964), and Pepper Adams (1930).

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