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J.C. Heard
J.C. Heard is credited on 1,677 releases across 417 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,677
Pressings credited
417
Albums
8
Decades active
56
In collections
Biography
James Charles Heard (August 10, 1917 – September 27, 1988) was an American swing, bop, and blues drummer.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
1,677 releases · 417 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 2,643
- Other credits · 24
- Production · 1
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Carnegie Hall · WOR Studios · Savoy Ballroom
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Night Lights
2025
The First Verve Sessions
1976
Solitude
1956
The President Plays With The Oscar Peterson Trio
1956
Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi
1955
Bird In LA
2021
Lady In Autumn: The Best Of The Verve Years
1991
Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic Hartford, 1953
1984
Soulville
1983
Betty Lou
1979
The Parker Jam Session
1974
The Original Recordings
1973
Sarah Vaughan
1970
Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits
1967
"The Golden Years" Volume II
1966
Nice An' Cool
1961
Jazz Sampler
1955
Mr. Wilson (The Fabulous Teddy Wilson At The Piano)
1955
The Bebop Years
2006
Lady Day (The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia) (1933-1944)
2001
All Of Me
1995
Flying Home: The Best Of The Verve Years
1994
The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945-1959
1992
The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions Of Ike Quebec
1987
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