Love Song
The eldest of the Heath brothers and founding member of the Modern Jazz Quartet, bassist/cellist Percy Heath has played or recorded with virtually every jazz legend, among them Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Bud Powell, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins and Dizzy Gillespie. Yet despite his pedigree and astounding five-decade career, Percy had never made a recording as a leader. Here he leads this four-movement musical tribute to his father, joined by 25-year-old prodigy Jeb Patton on piano, the swinging Albert 'Tootie' Heath, and second bassist Peter Washington. Recorded the day after Percy's 79th birthday, this CD covers a wide range of style and material - bebop, blues, ballads, rags, classical lines and swinging jazz.