Percy Heath

So, you know, I never knew Thad Jones, but from what I understand, he and Elvin really followed Hank's lead.

Kind of like Percy Heath with Jimmy Heath and Tootie Heath.

Right.

Being the eldest.

Well, so there is a sample, as it were, of a great bass line from the Modern Jazz Quartet.

That's Percy Heath playing, a much better bass player than I am.

And an exquisite, everybody should know Modern Jazz Quartet, an incredible band.

And I do sort of parrot that line later on in the middle of 3 o'clock.

That's music from the 1956 Blue Note album, The Magnificent Thad Jones, and the name of the song is called Billy Doo.

Thad Jones on trumpet, Billy Mitchell, tenor sax, Barry Harris, the professor on piano, Percy Heath, bass, Max Roach on drums, and Kenny Burrell is on guitar on this album.

Now, Thad Jones was the brother of Hank and Elvin Jones, and he was a sideman for Count Basie.

He is the guy who wrote the jazz standard, A Child is Born.

Philly Joe and PC is on that as well? Is that right?

It's actually Percy Heath.

Percy Heath.

That's right.

Yeah.