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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
Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings
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‘Round Midnight
Collectors’ Items
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Airegin
Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins
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Airegin – RVG Remaster
Bags’ Groove
00:30
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Bags’ Groove
Miles Davis Allstars, Vol. 1
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Bags’ Groove – RVG Remaster
Bags’ Groove
00:30
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Bags’ Groove – RVG Remaster (Take 2)
Bags’ Groove
00:30
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Bemsha Swing
Miles Davis Allstars, Vol. 2
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Bemsha Swing
Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants
00:30
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Blue ‘N’ Boogie
Miles Davis Allstar Sextet
00:30
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Blue ‘N’ Boogie
Walkin’
00:30
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Blue Haze
Blue Haze
00:30
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Blue Haze
Miles Davis Quartet
00:30
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Blue Room
Blue Period
00:30
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But Not for Me
Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins
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But Not For Me – RVG Remaster (Take 1)
Bags’ Groove
00:30
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But Not For Me – RVG Remaster (Take 2)
Bags’ Groove
00:30
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C.T.A.
Miles Davis, Volume 1
00:30
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C.T.A. – Alternate Take
Miles Davis, Volume 1
00:30
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Compulsion
Collectors’ Items
00:30
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Doxy
Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins
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Doxy – RVG Remaster
Bags’ Groove
00:30
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Enigma
Miles Davis, Volume 1
00:30
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Four
Blue Haze
00:30
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Four
Miles Davis Quartet
00:30
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I Waited For You
Miles Davis, Volume 2
00:30
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I’ll Remember April
Blue Haze
00:30
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It Never Entered My Mind
Miles Davis, Volume 2
00:30
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Kelo
Miles Davis, Volume 1
00:30
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Lazy Susan
Miles Davis, Volume 2
00:30
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Love Me Or Leave Me – Rudy Van Gelder Remaster
Walkin’
00:30
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Miles Ahead
Miles Davis Quartet
00:30
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Miles Ahead
Blue Haze
00:30
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Oleo
Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins
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Oleo – RVG Remaster
Bags’ Groove
00:30
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Ray’s Idea
Miles Davis, Volume 1
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Ray’s Idea – Alternate Take
Miles Davis, Volume 2
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Smooch
Blue Haze
00:30
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Smooch
Miles Davis Quartet
00:30
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Solar – Rudy Van Gelder Remaster
Walkin’
00:30
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Swing Spring
Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants
00:30
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Swing Spring
Miles Davis Allstars, Vol. 1
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Take Off
Miles Davis, Volume 2
00:30
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Tempus Fugit
Miles Davis, Volume 1
00:30
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Tempus Fugit – Alternate Take
Miles Davis, Volume 2
00:30
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That Old Devil Moon
Blue Haze
00:30
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That Old Devil Moon
Miles Davis Quartet
00:30
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The Leap
Miles Davis, Volume 2
00:30
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The Man I Love
Miles Davis Allstars, Vol. 2
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The Man I Love – Take 1 / Rudy Van Gelder Remaster
Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants
00:30
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The Man I Love – Take 2 / Rudy Van Gelder Remaster
Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants
00:30
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The Serpent’s Tooth – Take 1
Collectors’ Items
00:30
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The Serpent’s Tooth – Take 2
Collectors’ Items
00:30
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Tune Up
Miles Davis Quartet
00:30
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Tune Up
Blue Haze
00:30
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Walkin’
Miles Davis Allstar Sextet
00:30
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Walkin’
Walkin’
00:30
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Weirdo
Miles Davis, Volume 2
00:30
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Well You Needn’t
Miles Davis, Volume 2
00:30
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When Lights Are Low
Miles Davis Quartet
00:30
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When Lights Are Low
Blue Haze
00:30
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You Don’t Know What Love Is
Walkin’
00:30
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