Fats Heard
Fats Heard | |
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| Birth name | Eugene Heard |
| Born | October 10, 1923 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 1987 (aged 64) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
Eugene "Fats" Heard (October 10, 1923 – December 5, 1987)[1] was an American jazz drummer.
Early life and education[edit]
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Heard graduated from Central High School and studied piano at the Cleveland Institute of Music before taking up the drums as his primary instrument.[2][3]
Career[edit]
Heard played with Coleman Hawkins and Lionel Hampton and was part of Erroll Garner's band from 1952 to 1955. He played on Garner's original 1954 recording of "Misty".[3] In the late-1950s, Heard ran the Modern Jazz Room (formerly Cotton Club) in downtown Cleveland with his friend Jim Bard.[4]
Discography[edit]
With Erroll Garner
- Mambo Moves Garner (Mercury, 1954)
References[edit]
- ^ "Fats Heard". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
- ^ Mosbrook, Joe (June 26, 1997). "Jazzed in Cleveland: Part Twenty-Five". Cleveland.oh.us. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
- ^ a b Chadbourne, Eugene. "Fats Heard". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
- ^ Mosbrook, Joe (February 5, 2007). "Jazzed in Cleveland: Part 112". Cleveland.oh.us. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
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