Fats Heard

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Fats Heard
Birth nameEugene Heard
BornOctober 10, 1923
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedDecember 5, 1987 (aged 64)
GenresJazz
Instrument(s)Drums

Eugene "Fats" Heard (October 10, 1923 – December 5, 1987)[1] was an American jazz drummer.

Early life and education

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

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

With Erroll Garner

  • Mambo Moves Garner (Mercury, 1954)

References

  1. ^ "Fats Heard". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Chadbourne, Eugene. "Fats Heard". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  4. ^ 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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