Through the standards
Percy Heath
Percy Heath, bass, is on 85 recordings across 68 tunes on this site, from 1950 to 1979. Most often alongside Milt Jackson, Connie Kay and John Lewis.
1950s
- Wrap Your Troubles in DreamsStan Getz Quartet · 1950 · bass · Prestige
- You Stepped Out of a DreamStan Getz Quartet · 1950 · bass · Prestige
- Time on My HandsDizzy Gillespie Sextet · 1951 · bass · Savoy
- Time on My HandsSonny Rollins Quartet · 1951 · bass · Prestige
- Bags' GrooveMilt Jackson Quintet · 1952 · bass · Blue Note
- Don't Get Around Much AnymoreMilt Jackson Quintet · 1952 · bass · Blue Note
- TangerineZoot Sims and Al Cohn · 1952 · bass · Prestige
- Tune UpMiles Davis Quartet · 1953 · bass · Prestige
- When Lights Are LowMiles Davis Quartet · 1953 · bass · Prestige
- You Go to My HeadLou Donaldson - Clifford Brown Quintet · 1953 · bass · Blue Note
- Get HappyJay Jay Johnson Sextet · 1953 · bass · Blue Note
- Lover ManJ.J. Johnson Sextet with Clifford Brown · 1953 · bass · Blue Note
- ConfirmationCharlie Parker Quartet · 1953 · bass · Clef
- I Remember YouCharlie Parker Quartet · 1953 · bass · Clef
- Now's the TimeCharlie Parker Quartet · 1953 · bass · Clef
- Easy LivingClifford Brown Sextet · 1953 · bass · Blue Note
- Almost Like Being in LoveSonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet · 1953 · bass · Prestige prEP
- In a Sentimental MoodSonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet · 1953 · bass · Prestige
- I Remember YouHorace Silver Trio · 1953 · bass · Blue Note
- Darn That DreamKenny Dorham Quintet · 1953 · bass · Debut
- It Never Entered My MindMiles Davis Quartet · 1954 · bass · Blue Note
- Well You Needn'tMiles Davis Quartet · 1954 · bass · Blue Note
- FourMiles Davis Quartet · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- Old Devil MoonMiles Davis Quartet · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- I'll Remember AprilMiles Davis Quintet · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- Love Me or Leave MeMiles Davis Quintet · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- SolarMiles Davis Quintet · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- You Don't Know What Love IsMiles Davis All Stars · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- Walkin'Miles Davis All Stars · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- AireginMiles Davis with Sonny Rollins · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- But Not for MeMiles Davis · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- DoxyMiles Davis · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- I Got RhythmMiles Davis with Sonny Rollins · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- OleoMiles Davis with Sonny Rollins · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- Blue MonkThelonious Monk Trio · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- That Old Black MagicBud Powell Trio · 1954 · bass · Norgran
- DjangoThe Modern Jazz Quartet · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- Bags' GrooveMiles Davis All Stars · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- Bemsha SwingMiles Davis All Stars · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- The Man I LoveMiles Davis All Stars · 1954 · bass · Prestige
- EpistrophyBud Powell Trio · 1955 · bass · Verve
- Lady BirdBud Powell Trio · 1955 · bass · Norgran
- I Should CareMilt Jackson Quartet · 1955 · bass · Prestige
- The Nearness of YouMilt Jackson · 1955 · bass · Prestige
- All of YouThe Modern Jazz Quartet · 1955 · bass · Prestige
- Softly, as in a Morning SunriseThe Modern Jazz Quartet · 1955 · bass · Prestige
- 'Round MidnightMiles Davis with Thelonious Monk, Zoot Sims and Gerry Mulligan · 1955 · bass · Columbia/Legacy
- Love Me or Leave MeJohn Lewis and Bill Perkins · 1956 · bass · Pacific Jazz
- SkylarkJohn Lewis with Jim Hall, Percy Heath and Chico Hamilton · 1956 · bass · Pacific Jazz
- Bags' GrooveThe Modern Jazz Quartet · 1957 · bass · Atlantic
- Just in TimeSonny Rollins Quartet · 1957 · bass · Riverside
- Limehouse BluesSonny Rollins · 1958 · bass · Metrojazz
- Yardbird SuiteThe Modern Jazz Quartet · 1958 · bass · Atlantic
- Bags' GrooveThe Modern Jazz Quartet with Sonny Rollins · 1958 · bass · Atlantic
- Groovin' HighCannonball Adderley with Milt Jackson · 1958 · bass · Riverside
- Just One of Those ThingsCannonball Adderley Quintet with Milt Jackson · 1958 · bass · Riverside
- As Time Goes ByBob Brookmeyer and Bill Evans · 1959 · bass · United Artists
- The Man I LoveBob Brookmeyer and Bill Evans · 1959 · bass · United Artists
- I Remember YouCannonball Adderley Quartet · 1959 · bass · Riverside
- Poor ButterflyCannonball Adderley Quartet · 1959 · bass · Riverside
- East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall · 1959 · bass · Warner Bros.
- For All We KnowThe Paul Desmond Quartet · 1959 · bass · Warner Bros.
1960s
- AireginWes Montgomery · 1960 · bass · Riverside
- Gone with the WindWes Montgomery · 1960 · bass · Riverside
- In Your Own Sweet WayWes Montgomery Quartet · 1960 · bass · Riverside
- Polka Dots and MoonbeamsWes Montgomery Quartet · 1960 · bass · Riverside
- Work SongNat Adderley · 1960 · bass · Riverside
- I Remember CliffordThe Modern Jazz Quartet · 1960 · bass · Atlantic
- DjangoThe Modern Jazz Quartet · 1960 · bass · Atlantic
- Bemsha SwingJohn Coltrane and Don Cherry · 1960 · bass · Atlantic
- GoodbyeCannonball Adderley with Bill Evans · 1961 · bass · Riverside
- Waltz for DebbyCannonball Adderley with Bill Evans · 1961 · bass · Riverside
- When You Wish Upon a StarBill Evans Quintet · 1962 · bass · Riverside
- Wrap Your Troubles in DreamsBill Evans Quintet · 1962 · bass · Riverside
- You Go to My HeadBill Evans Quintet · 1962 · bass · Riverside
- You and the Night and the MusicBill Evans Quintet · 1962 · bass · Riverside
- One Note SambaThe Modern Jazz Quartet & Laurindo Almeida · 1964 · bass · Atlantic
- BewitchedPaul Desmond · 1965 · bass · RCA Victor
- Here's That Rainy DayPaul Desmond – Jim Hall Quartet · 1965 · bass · RCA Victor
- I've Grown Accustomed to Her FacePaul Desmond · 1965 · bass · RCA Victor
- The Shadow of Your SmileThe Modern Jazz Quartet · 1967 · bass · Atlantic