Percy Heath died yesterday at the age of 81; he would have been 82 today. There are notices here and here. There was a time when it was thought very uncool to like the Modern Jazz Quartet; by some it maybe still is. Too bad. I liked them from (what was for me) the off. Today I've been listening to Pyramid, one of the first jazz albums I owned, and Dedicated To Connie.
Percy Heath, bass player.