Percy Heath
Percy Heath, New York City, June 1977
Background information
Born	(1923-04-30)April 30, 1923 Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	April 28, 2005(2005-04-28) (aged 81) Southampton, New York, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, cool jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Double bass

Percy Heath (April 30, 1923 – April 28, 2005) was an American jazz bassist. He was the 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, and Thelonious Monk.

• National Endowment for the Arts - NEA Jazz Masters biography
• Brotherly Jazz: The Heath Brothers DVD Documentary

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