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J.C. Heard was a very supportive drummer versatile enough to fit comfortably into swing, bop, and blues settings. He was in vaudeville shows as a dancer in his youth. Heard's first important job playing drums was with <a href="spotify:artist:0tg5uVI4VjzZOFzBryJZii">Teddy Wilson</a>'s big band in 1939. He later worked with <a href="spotify:artist:098w47IvmZRjaDsfkzIKO7">Wilson</a>'s sextet, and with <a href="spotify:artist:0JM134st8VY7Ld9T2wQiH0">Coleman Hawkins</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:5dlCVmfRbWVGOJYHzGyk32">Benny Carter</a>. Heard was with <a href="spotify:artist:03cwCzIWQ8BRmXjGPDAL04">Cab Calloway's Orchestra</a> (1942-1945), recorded with top bop musicians, led his own band at Cafe Society (1946-1947), was a member of <a href="spotify:artist:4tMSY4Ph6LPPPW5RcrgLmR">Erroll Garner's Trio</a> (1948), and toured with <a href="spotify:artist:1MrfEFvDJwmXQJADGBSEPV">Jazz at the Philharmonic</a>. During 1953-1957, he spent time in Japan and Australia; he freelanced in New York during 1957-1966 (including playing with the <a href="spotify:artist:0JM134st8VY7Ld9T2wQiH0">Coleman Hawkins</a>-<a href="spotify:artist:4RvXA7BDgqNgGDjsSSJnPc">Roy Eldridge</a> quintet and in 1961 with <a href="spotify:artist:098w47IvmZRjaDsfkzIKO7">Teddy Wilson's Trio</a>); and then, in 1966, J.C. Heard moved to Detroit, where he worked as a bandleader and a mentor to younger musicians into the mid-'80s. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
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