Percy Heath
Every record Percy Heath plays on that has been reviewed on Vinyl Standard: 32 records, 1953 to 1966, 0 as leader and 32 as sideman, most often alongside Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins. Every record below links to its full review, and every name links to that player’s own page or their circle on the map.
Most often with
The players who share the most reviewed records with Percy Heath. The number is how many records they made together that are reviewed here.
Played together
The records behind those numbers. Open a name to see every reviewed record Percy Heath and that player share.
With Art Blakey12 records
- 1953Blue PeriodMiles Davis
- 1953Miles Davis Volume 2Miles Davis
- 1954Miles Davis QuartetMiles Davis
- 1954Miles Davis Volume 3Miles Davis
- 1956Memorial AlbumClifford Brown
- 1956MonkThelonious Monk
- 1956Moving OutSonny Rollins
- 1956The BrothersStan Getz, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims
- 1956Thelonious Monk TrioThelonious Monk
- 1956With the Modern Jazz QuartetSonny Rollins
- 1957Thelonious Monk and Sonny RollinsThelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins
- 1959Things Are Getting BetterCannonball Adderley with Milt Jackson
With Miles Davis9 records
- 1953Blue PeriodMiles Davis
- 1953Miles Davis Volume 2Miles Davis
- 1954Miles Davis QuartetMiles Davis
- 1954Miles Davis Volume 3Miles Davis
- 1956Collectors’ ItemsMiles Davis
- 1956Quintet / SextetMiles Davis and Milt Jackson
- 1956With the Modern Jazz QuartetSonny Rollins
- 1957Bags’ GrooveMiles Davis
- 1957Walkin’Miles Davis
With Sonny Rollins8 records
- 1953Blue PeriodMiles Davis
- 1956Collectors’ ItemsMiles Davis
- 1956MonkThelonious Monk
- 1956Moving OutSonny Rollins
- 1956With the Modern Jazz QuartetSonny Rollins
- 1957Bags’ GrooveMiles Davis
- 1957The Sound of SonnySonny Rollins
- 1957Thelonious Monk and Sonny RollinsThelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins
With Philly Joe Jones6 records
- 1956Clifford Brown MemorialClifford Brown
- 1956Collectors’ ItemsMiles Davis
- 1956Memorial AlbumClifford Brown
- 1958Benny Golson in ParisBenny Golson
- 1959Benny Golson and the PhiladelphiansBenny Golson
- 1963InterplayBill Evans
With Art Taylor5 records
- 1954The Artistry of Bud PowellBud Powell
- 1956Collectors’ ItemsMiles Davis
- 1956Moving OutSonny Rollins
- 1956Quintet / SextetMiles Davis and Milt Jackson
- 1957Thelonious Monk and Sonny RollinsThelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins
With Thelonious Monk5 records
- 1956MonkThelonious Monk
- 1956Moving OutSonny Rollins
- 1956Thelonious Monk TrioThelonious Monk
- 1957Bags’ GrooveMiles Davis
- 1957Thelonious Monk and Sonny RollinsThelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins
With Max Roach4 records
- 1954Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker
- 1954Miles Davis QuartetMiles Davis
- 1956Thelonious Monk TrioThelonious Monk
- 1957Now's the TimeCharlie Parker
With Horace Silver4 records
- 1954Miles Davis QuartetMiles Davis
- 1954Miles Davis Volume 3Miles Davis
- 1957Bags’ GrooveMiles Davis
- 1957Walkin’Miles Davis
Reviewed records
In the order they were recorded. Gold is the site’s rating out of five.
- 1953Blue Periodbass (January 1951)Miles Davis★★★★☆
- 1953Miles Davis Volume 2bassMiles Davis★★★★☆
- 1954Charlie ParkerbassCharlie Parker★★★★★
- 1954Miles Davis QuartetbassMiles Davis★★★★☆
- 1954Miles Davis Volume 3bassMiles Davis★★★★☆
- 1954The Artistry of Bud Powellbass (the session sheets list one or the other, not which on which track)Bud Powell★★★★★
- 1955Stan Getz Quartetsbass (session 3)Stan Getz★★★★☆
- 1956Clifford Brown Memorialbass (tracks 5–9)Clifford Brown★★★★☆
- 1956Collectors’ Itemsbass (1953 session)Miles Davis★★★★☆
- 1956Memorial Albumbass (all tracks)Clifford Brown★★★★☆
- 1956Monkbass (Nov. 1953)Thelonious Monk★★★★☆
- 1956Moving Outbass (tracks 1–4)Sonny Rollins★★★★☆
- 1956Quintet / SextetbassMiles Davis and Milt Jackson★★★★☆
- 1956The Brothersbass (1952 session)Stan Getz, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims★★★★☆
- 1956Thelonious Monk Triobass (Sept. 1954)Thelonious Monk★★★★★
- 1956With the Modern Jazz QuartetbassSonny Rollins★★★★☆
- 1957Bags’ GroovebassMiles Davis★★★★★
- 1957Now's the Timebass (July 1953 session)Charlie Parker★★★★★
- 1957The Sound of Sonnybass (June 11 & 12)Sonny Rollins★★★★☆
- 1957Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollinsbass (Sept. 1954, "Friday the 13th")Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins★★★★★
- 1957Walkin’bassMiles Davis★★★★★
- 1958Benny Golson in ParisbassBenny Golson★★★★☆
- 1959Benny Golson and the PhiladelphiansbassBenny Golson★★★★☆
- 1959Cannonball Takes Chargebass (tracks 5–7)Cannonball Adderley★★★★☆
- 1959The Ivory HuntersbassBill Evans & Bob Brookmeyer★★★★☆
- 1959Things Are Getting BetterbassCannonball Adderley with Milt Jackson★★★★★
- 1959Tomorrow Is the Question!bass (tracks 1–6)Ornette Coleman★★★★☆
- 1960The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes MontgomerybassWes Montgomery★★★★★
- 1960Work Songbass (tracks 1, 6, 9)Nat Adderley★★★★★
- 1962Know What I Mean?bassCannonball Adderley with Bill Evans★★★★★
- 1963InterplaybassBill Evans★★★★☆
- 1966The Avant-Gardebass ("Focus on Sanity", "The Invisible", "Bemsha Swing")John Coltrane & Don Cherry★★★★☆
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