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Percy Heath
Percy Heath
Position:
Bass
Year of Birth:
1923
Years with Miles:
1946-1956

A leading postbop bassist known for his legato sound, and founding member of the long-lived Modern Jazz Quartet; recorded on various significant sessions with Miles in 1950s.

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Compulsion
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Recordings with Miles Davis
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‘Round Midnight
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Airegin – RVG Remaster
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Bags’ Groove
Bags’ Groove – RVG Remaster
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Bags’ Groove – RVG Remaster (Take 2)
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Bemsha Swing
Bemsha Swing
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Blue ‘N’ Boogie
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Blue ‘N’ Boogie
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Blue Haze
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Blue Haze
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Blue Room
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But Not for Me
But Not For Me – RVG Remaster (Take 1)
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But Not For Me – RVG Remaster (Take 2)
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C.T.A.
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C.T.A. – Alternate Take
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Compulsion
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Doxy – RVG Remaster
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Enigma
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Four
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Four
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I Waited For You
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I’ll Remember April
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It Never Entered My Mind
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Kelo
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Lazy Susan
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Love Me Or Leave Me – Rudy Van Gelder Remaster
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Miles Ahead
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Miles Ahead
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Oleo – RVG Remaster
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Ray’s Idea
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Ray’s Idea – Alternate Take
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Smooch
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Smooch
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Solar – Rudy Van Gelder Remaster
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Swing Spring
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Swing Spring
Take Off
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Tempus Fugit
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Tempus Fugit – Alternate Take
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That Old Devil Moon
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That Old Devil Moon
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The Leap
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The Man I Love
The Man I Love – Take 1 / Rudy Van Gelder Remaster
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The Man I Love – Take 2 / Rudy Van Gelder Remaster
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The Serpent’s Tooth – Take 1
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The Serpent’s Tooth – Take 2
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Tune Up
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Tune Up
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Walkin’
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Walkin’
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Weirdo
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Well You Needn’t
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When Lights Are Low
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When Lights Are Low
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You Don’t Know What Love Is
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