Percy Heath

About

Member of the Modern Jazz Quartet and co-founder of the Heath Brothers.

Before Fame

He started becoming musically active before being drafted, but took up bass after he returned; he attended the Granoff School of Music and his career flourished.

Trivia

He released his first album as a bandleader, A Love Song, when he was eighty years old.

Family Life

He was survived by his wife June and their three sons.

Associated With

He worked in Dizzy Gillespie's group early on in his career.