Percy Heath

bass, double bass, bassoon, producer, drums, performer, strings, bass guitar, cello, arranger

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
The Modern Jazz Quartet
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
Sonny Rollins
Anders Elmén (Moon)
Jimmy Heath

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Albert “Tootie” Heath drums A Love Song, Century Rag, Django, Hanna's Mood, No More Weary Blues, Suite For Pop, Watergate Blues
Andy Collins producer A Love Song, Century Rag, Django, Hanna's Mood, No More Weary Blues, Suite For Pop, Watergate Blues
Jeb Patton piano A Love Song, Century Rag, Django, Hanna's Mood, No More Weary Blues, Suite For Pop, Watergate Blues
Peter Washington (American jazz double bassist) bass A Love Song, Century Rag, Django, Hanna's Mood, No More Weary Blues, Suite For Pop, Watergate Blues

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
The Modern Jazz Quartet performer, bass, bassoon, double bass 'Round Midnight, A Cold Wind Is Blowing, A Fugue for Music Inn, A Morning in Paris, A Social Call, All of You, Angel Eyes, Animal Dance, Around the Blues, Autumn in New York, Bachianas Brasileiras, Baden-Baden, Bags' Groove, Belkis, Bess, You Is My Woman Now, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Blue Necklace, Blues Milanese, Blues in A Minor, Blues in B Flat, Blues in C Minor, Blues in H (B), Bluesology, But Not for Me, Carnival, Colombine - Pulcinella, Columbine, Come Sunday, Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra: First Movement, Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra: Second Movement - Passacaglia, Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra: Third Movement, Concierto de Aranjuez, Concorde, Confirmation, Connie's Blues, Conversation, Cortege, Cue No. 9, Cylinder, D and E, Da Capo, Delaunay's Dilemma, Divertimento, Django, Don't Stop This Train, Donnie's Theme, Echoes, England's Carol, Exposure, Festival Sketch, Fine, Foi A Sandade, Fontessa, Parts 1 & 2, For Ellington, Fugato, Fugue In A Minor, Fun, Gershwin Medley: Soon / For You, for Me, for Evermore / Love Walked In / Our Love Is Here to Stay, God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, Harlequin, Heart and Soul, Home, How High the Moon, I Can't Get Started, I Loves You, Porgy, I Remember Clifford, I Should Care, I'll Remember April, In Memoriam, In a Crowd, Introduction, It Ain't Necessarily So, It Don't Mean a Thing, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), It Don't Mean a Thing (if it Ain't Got That Swing), J.B. Blues, Jack the Bear, Ko-Ko, La Cantatrice, La Ronde, La Ronde Suite, La Ronde: Drums, La cantatrice, Lamb, Leopard (If I Were Eve), Le Cannet, Lonely Woman, Love Me Pretty Baby, Maestro E.K.E., Mean to Me, Medley: They Say It's Wonderful / How Deep Is the Ocean / I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You / My Old Flame / Body and Soul, Midsommer, Midsömmer, Milano, Milt Meets Sid, Monterey Mist, My Man's Gone Now, Natural Affection, Nature Boy, New York 19, Night in Tunisia, No Happiness for Slater, Odds Against Tomorrow, Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess, Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?, One Bass Hit, One Never Knows, One Note Samba, Over the Rainbow, Piazza Navona, Pierrot, Precious Joy, Prelude to a Kiss, Pulcinella, Pyramid, Pyramid (Blues for Junior), Ralph's New Blues, Really True Blues, Regret?, Reunion Blues, Rise Up in the Morning, Rockin' in Rhythm, Romaine, Sacha's March, Sepia Panorama, Serenade, Silver, Skating in Central Park, Sketch, Softly as in a Morning Sunrise, Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise, Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise, Spanish Steps, Stardust / I Can't Get Started / Lover Man, Summertime, Sun Dance, Sundance, Tears From the Children, Tears from the Children, That Slavic Smile, The Cylinder, The Golden Striker, The Hornpipe, The Jasmin Tree, The Jasmine Tree, The Legendary Profile, The Little Comedy; La Cantatrice; Harlequin; Fontessa, The Man That Got Away, The Queen's Fancy, The Sheriff, The Watergate Blues, There's a Boat That's Leavin' Soon for New York, Three Little Feelings (Parts I, II, III), Topsy, Trav'lin', Trieste, True Blues, Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West, Valeria, Variation No.1 on ''God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen'', Vendome, Versailles (Porte de Versailles), What's New?, Why Are You Blue, Why Are You Blue?, Willow Weep For Me, Willow Weep for Me, Woody 'n' You, Yardbird Suite, Yesterdays, You Go To My Head
Miles Davis bass, bass guitar, double bass Airegin, Bags’ Groove (take 1), Bags’ Groove (take 2), Bemsha Swing, Bitty Ditty, Blue 'n' Boogie, Blue Haze, Blue Room, Blue Room (alternate take), But Not for Me, But Not for Me (take 1), But Not for Me (take 2), C.T.A., C.T.A. (alternate take), Changes, Down, Doxy, Dr. Jackle, Enigma, Enigma (alternate take), Four, I Waited for You, It Never Entered My Mind, I’ll Remember April, Kelo, Kelo (alternate take), Love Me or Leave Me, Miles Ahead, Minor March, Morpheus, Old Devil Moon, Oleo, Ray's Idea, Ray's Idea (alternate take), Smooch, Solar, Swing Spring, Tempus Fugit, Tempus Fugit (alternate take), The Leap, The Man I Love (take 1), The Man I Love (take 2), Tune Up, Walkin', When Lights Are Low, Whispering, You Don't Know What Love Is
Sonny Rollins bass, double bass, drums Almost Like Being In Love, Cutie, Dearly Beloved, Doxy, Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye, I Know, I'll Follow My Secret Heart, In A Sentimental Mood, I’ll Take Romance, Just in Time, Limehouse Blues, Mambo Bounce, Mangoes, Movin' Out, Movin’ Out, Newk's Fadeaway, No Moe, Scoops, Shadrack, Silk 'n' Satin, Silk N' Satin, Slow Boat To China, Solid, Swingin' For Bumsy, Swingin' for Bumsy, The Stopper, This Love Of Mine, Time On My Hands, Toot-Toot Tootsie, With A Song In My Heart, You Are Too Beautiful
Anders Elmén bass, double bass Angel Eyes, Capri, Capri (alternate take), Get Happy, Get Happy (alternate take), I Should Care, I'll Remember April, If I Had You, Indiana, It Could Happen to You, Jay Jay's Blues, Jerry Old Man, Joey, Joey, Joey, Lover Man, Lullaby of the Leaves, Out of Nowhere, Overdrive, Sketch 1, The More I See You, There's No You, Turnpike, Turnpike (alternate take), Undecided
Jimmy Heath bass Bells and Horns, Bruh' Slim, D. Waltz, Dew and Mud, Down Shift, Funny Time, Gemini, Goodbye, Just in Time, Lowland Lullaby, Make Someone Happy, More Than You Know, Nutty, Prospecting, Six Steps, Swamp Seed, The More I See You, The Quota, Thinking of You, Wall to Wall, When Sunny Gets Blue
Milt Jackson bass, double bass Bags' Groove, Boogity Boogity, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Don't Get Around Much Anymore (alternate take), Gerry's Blues, Heartstrings, I Should Care, Lillie, Lillie (alternate take), Moon Ray, My Funny Valentine, On the Scene, Plenty, Plenty Soul, Stonewall, Tahiti, The Nearness of You, The Song Is Ended, These Foolish Things, What's New, What's New (alternate take), Wonder Why
Dizzy Gillespie bass All The Things You Are, Ballad Medley: Old Folks / What's New / How Deep Is The Ocean ?, Blues 'N' Boogie, Blues For Bird, Bopsie's Blues, Confirmation, Dizzy Meets Sonny, Groovin' High, I Couldn't Beat the Rap, I'm in a Mess, Lady Bird, Love Me, Pretty Baby, Lover Man, Mean To Me, Nobody Knows, Oh, Lady Be Good, School Days, Tour De Force, We Love to Boogie
Clifford Brown bass Bellarosa, Brownie Eyes, Brownie Speaks, Carvin' The Rock (alternate take #1), Carvin' The Rock (alternate take), Carvin' the Rock, Cherokee, Cherokee (alternate take), Cookin', De-Dah, Easy Living, Hymn Of The Orient (alternate take), Hymn of the Orient, Minor Mood, Wail Bait, Wail Bait (alternate take), You Got To My Head
Tim de Paravicini bass 'Round Midnight, Bemsha Swing, Bitty Ditty, Changes, Compulsion, Dr. Jackle, Hackensack, Introduction By Duke Ellington, Now's The Time, Round About Midnight, Serpents Tooth (take 1), Serpents Tooth (take 2), Swing Spring, The Man I Love
John Lewis bass, double bass Cortège, Django, England's Carol, How Long Has This Been Going On, Little David's Fugue, Love Me, Midsömmer, Sun Dance, The Queen's Fancy, Three Windows, Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West, Yesterdays
Art Farmer bass, double bass April in Paris, Autumn Leaves, Confab in Tempo, Five Spot After Dark, I'll Take Romance, Minor Vamp, Moanin', Nica's Dream, Soft Shoe, Stella by Starlight, Wisteria
Charlie Parker bass, double bass 'Round About Midnight, Chi-Chi, Chi-Chi (alternate take), Compulsion, Confirmation, Confirmation (master take), I Remember You, Now's the Time, Now’s the Time, The Serpent's Tooth, I, The Serpent's Tooth, II
Cannonball Adderley bass, double bass Goodbye, I Remember You, I Remember You (alternate take), Know What I Mean? (take 12), Nancy (with the Laughing Face), Poor Butterfly, Toy (take 10), Toy (take 8), Venice, Who Cares? (take 4), Who Cares? (take 5)
Peter Pitches double bass An Oscar for Oscar (take 1), Be My Love (take 2), Chicago Blues, Darn That Dream (take 1), Darn That Dream (take 2), I Love You, I Love You (take 2), Lonesome Lover Blues, Osmosis, Ruby My Dear (take 2), Ruby, My Dear (take 1)
Paul Desmond bass, double bass Bewitched, East of the Sun, For All We Know, Greensleeves, Here's That Rainy Day, I Get a Kick Out of You, I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, Time After Time, Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West, You Go to My Head
Barney Wilen double bass B.B.B. (Bag's Barney Blues), Epistrophy, J'ai ta main, John's Groove, La Route enchantée, Minor Swing, Nuages, Que reste-t-il de nos amours, Swing 39
Sonny Rollins Quartet bass I Know, Mambo Bounce, Newk’s Fadeaway, On a Slow Boat to China, Scoops, Shadrack, This Love of Mine, Time on My Hands, With a Song in My Heart
Raúl Ortega Berja bass All the Things You Are, Buhaina, I've Lost Your Love, La Ronde, Opus De Funk, Rose of the Rio Grande, Soma, Vendome
Louisa Rose Allen double bass Big "P", Dat Dere, Mona's Mood, My Ideal, Nails, Old Fashioned Fun, On Green Dolphin Street, The Picture of Heath
Annie Ross bass Annie's Lament, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Everytime, Farmer's Market, I'm Beginning to Think You Care for Me, The Time Was Right, The Way You Look Tonight, Twisted
Eve & The Travelers bass Gerry Old Man, I'll Remember April, If I Had You, Indiana, Jay Jay's Blues, Lullaby of the Leaves, Out of Nowhere, There's No You
Wes Montgomery bass, double bass Airegin, D-Natural Blues, Four on Six, Gone With the Wind, In Your Own Sweet Way, Mr. Walker (Renie), Polka Dots and Moonbeams, West Coast Blues
ゴジマジP bass Billie's Bounce, Confirmation, Cotton Tail, Danny Boy, Lady Be Good, Poutin', The Nearness of You, You Are Too Beautiful
Lou Donaldson bass Caracas, Down Home, If I Love Again, Moe's Bluff, Sweet Juice, The Best Things In Life Are Free, The Best Things in Life Are Free, The Stroller
The Pikeys bass, double bass Air for G String (J. S. Bach), Alexander's Fugue (J. Lewis), Little David's Fufue (Sascha), Ricercare (J. S. Bach), Three Windows (J. Lewis), Vendome, Vendome (J. Lewis), When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Lament) (H. Purcell)
The Steve Pryor Band bass Bags' New Groove, Connie's Blues, Ghana, I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is Over, Midget Rod, Sandy, Sweet and Lovely
Jaw Bones bass, double bass Air for G String, Alexander's Fugue, Little David's Fugue, Ricercare a 6, Three Windows, Vendome, When I Am Laid in Earth
Horace Silver bass Buhaina, Day In Day Out, How About You, I Remember You, Message From Kenya, Opus de Funk, Silverware
Thad Jones bass April in Paris, Billie-Doo, I've Got a Crush on You, If I Love Again, If Someone Had Told Me, Something to Remember You By, Thedia
Frank Rizzo bass Bags' New Groove, Blue Dove, East of the Sun, Greensleeves, Here's That Rainy Day, Jesus Christ Superstar, You Go to My Head
Frank Foster bass Blues for Benny, Gracias, How I Spent The Night (alt. take), How I Spent the Night, Little Red, Out Of Nowhere, The Heat's On
Howard McGhee Sextet double bass Big Will, Denise, Donna Lee, Nicole, Prelude to Nicole, Punkins, Étoile
Christina Maria Gaugl double bass Blues Oriental, Groovin’ High, Just One of Those Things, Serves Me Right (take 5), Sounds for Sid, The Sidewalks of New York (take 5), Things Are Getting Better
Bill Evans bass I'll Never Smile Again (alternate take 6), I'll Never Smile Again (take 7), Interplay, When You Wish Upon a Star, Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (and Dream Your Troubles Away), You Go to My Head, You and the Night and the Music
Stan Getz bass My Old Flame, My Old Flame (alternate take), The Lady in Red, The Lady in Red (alternate take), Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (and Dream Your Troubles Away), You Stepped Out of a Dream
Sakin Modronja bass I'll Never Smile Again, Interplay, When You Wish Upon a Star, Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away), You Got to My Head, You and the Night and the Music
The Heath Brothers arranger, producer, bass A Sound for Sore Ears, Autumn in New York, Homes, Life in the City, No End, Rejoice
Lide Najs bass 2º East 3º West, Almost Like Being in Love, Easy Living, I Can't Get Started, Love Me or Leave Me, Skylark
Ornette Coleman bass Compassion, Giggin', Mind and Time, Rejoicing, Tears Inside, Tomorrow Is the Question!
Seeheimer Kreis bass A Cold Wind Is Blowing, A Social Call, Cue #9, No Happiness for Slater, Odds Against Tomorrow, Skating in Central Park
Benny Golson bass Afternoon in Paris, Blues on My Mind, Calgary, Stablemates, Thursday's Theme, You're Not the Kind
sirch. bass Bag's Groove, Festival Sketch, Medley: Stardust / I Can't Get Started / Lover Man, Midsömmer, Night in Tunisia, Yardbird Suite
Pat Metheny bass All The Things You Are, Arthurdoc, Guitar Improvisation, Move to the Groove, Sassy Samba
Thelonious Monk bass, double bass Blue Monk, Just a Gigolo, Let’s Call This, Think of One (take 1), Think of One (take 2)
Casseurs Flowters bass Almost Like Being in Love, In a Sentimental Mood, No Moe, The Stopper
Marko Roca bass A Night at Tony's, Blue Concept, Deltitnu, Stupendous-Lee
Dexter Gordon bass A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, Gotham City, Hi-Fly, The Blues Walk (Loose Walk)
Castro Mota bass Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Everytime, I'm Beginning to Think You Care, The Way You Look Tonight
Elmo Hope Trio bass Homecoming, Imagination, La Berthe, One Mo' Blues
Feux bass Blue Genius, Hallelujah I Love Her So, Soul Meeting, X-Ray Blues
Gigi Gryce bass Brakes Sake, Gallop's Gallop, Nica's Tempo, Shuffle Boil
Barney Wilen Quartet double bass Ménilmontant, Swingin' Parisian Rhythm, Vamp
John Coltrane bass Bemsha Swing, Focus on Sanity, The Invisible
Kelley Kelley double bass A Few Words, Serves Me Right (take 4), The Sidewalks of New York (take 4)
Kenny Dorham bass K.D.'s Motion, La Villa, Venita's Dance
Crystal Lake bass A Kiss for My Love (take 5), Eyes So Beautiful as Yours, Moe Jr (take 4)
DJ Ali.en bass Bags' Groove, Night In Tunisia
Rahsaan Roland Kirk cello Hey Babepips, Watergate Blues
Clifford Brown Sextet double bass Cherokee, Easy Living
Thelonious Monk Trio double bass Nutty, Work
Bud Powell bass Dance of the Infidels, It Never Entered My Mind
Thelonious Monk Quintet double bass Friday the 13th
Chelsea double bass Brownie Speaks
Ray Bryant double bass Changes
Greg Shakar bass Move to the Groove
Samantha Savage Smith double bass Theme of No Repeat
Ray Charles bass Love on My Mind
Albert Dailey bass The Day After the Dawn