Percy Heath
Percy Heath b. April 30, 1923; Wilmington, NC
Double bass player, most famous for his 40 + years with the
Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) in which his melodic inventive and powerfull yet sensitive playing were an assett to this inovative jazz group . Mr Heath has also worked with
Miles Davis ,
Dizzy Gillespie Charlie Parker, and
Thelonious Monk.