Jerry Hey

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Jerry Hey
Born1950
Dixon, Illinois, United States
GenresJazz, jazz rock, jazz fusion, pop
Occupation(s)Musician, bandleader
InstrumentsTrumpet, flugelhorn
Years active1960s-present
Associated actsThe Seawind Horns, Seawind, Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band, Michael Jackson

Jerry Hey (born 1950 in Dixon, Illinois) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings,[1][2] including Thriller[3] and the flugelhorn solo on Dan Fogelberg's hit "Longer".

He is known as the Seawind trumpeter and arranger who plays with Gary Grant, Larry Williams and Bill Reichenbach Jr.. He is also well known for his wine palate.

He was born to parents known for their involvement in music. He attended the National Music Camp for two summers. While in college, Hey studied under Bill Adam at Indiana University.

He composed and arranged the song "Jedi Rocks" for the 1997 Special Edition re-release of Return of the Jedi.

He co-produced four songs on Lisa Stansfield's 2014 album, Seven. Hey has received 6 Grammy Awards and 11 nominations.[4]

Grammy Awards[]

  • 1981 - Best Instrumental Arrangement
    • Jerry Hey & Quincy Jones (arrangers) for "Dinorah, Dinorah" performed by George Benson
  • 1982 - Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
    • Jerry Hey & Quincy Jones (arrangers) for "Ai No Corrida" performed by Quincy Jones
  • 1983 - Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
  • 1984 - Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or A Television Special
  • 1991 - Best Arrangement on an Instrumental

Discography[]

With Earth, Wind & Fire

With Lalo Schifrin

With Aretha Franklin

  • Love All the Hurt Away (Arista, 1981)
  • Jump to It (Arista, 1982)
  • Aretha (Arista, 1986)

With Elton John

  • 21 at 33 (Rocket, 1980)
  • Duets (Rocket, 1993)

With Olivia Newton-John

  • The Rumour (Mercury, 1988)

With Bob Seger

  • Like a Rock (Capitol, 1986)

With Kenny Rogers

  • The Heart of the Matter (RCA, 1985)

With Syreeta Wright

With Joe Cocker

  • Across from Midnight (CMC, 1997)

With Cher

  • Prisoner (Casablanca, 1979)

With Dionne Warwick

  • Friends in Love (Arista, 1982)

With Cheryl Lynn

With Céline Dion

  • Falling into You (Columbia, 1996)

With Jon Anderson

With Patti LaBelle

  • Winner in You (MCA, 1986)

With Shelby Lynne

  • Love, Shelby (Island, 2001)

With Thelma Houston

With Selena

  • Dreaming of You (EMI, 1995)

With Barry Manilow

With Taylor Dayne

With Patti Austin

  • Patti Austin (Qwest, 1984)
  • The Real Me (Qwest, 1988)
  • That Secret Place (GRP, 1994)
  • On the Way to Love (Warner Bros., 2001)

With Michael Bolton

With Jeffrey Osborne

  • Jeffrey Osborne (A&M, 1982)
  • Stay with Me Tonight (A&M, 1983)
  • One Love: One Dream (A&M, 1988)

With Lisa Stansfield

  • Real Love (Arista, 1991)
  • Lisa Stansfield (Arista, 1997)

With Anita Baker

  • Rhythm of Love (Elektra, 1994)
  • My Everything (Blue Note, 2004)

With Stevie Nicks

  • The Other Side of the Mirror (Modern, 1989)

With Christopher Cross

With Dan Fogelberg

With Tanya Tucker

With David Crosby

  • Oh Yes I Can (A&M, 1989)

With Kenny Loggins

  • Back to Avalon (Columbia, 1988)

With Minnie Riperton

  • Minnie (Capitol, 1979)

With Steve Cropper

  • Playin' My Thang (MCA, 1981)

With Brenda Russell

  • Brenda Russell (Horizon, 1979)
  • Two Eyes (Warner Bros., 1983)

With Stephanie Mills

  • Home (MCA, 1989)

With Joni Mitchell

  • Dog Eat Dog (Geffen, 1985)

With Melissa Manchester

  • Emergency (Arista, 1983)
  • Mathematics (MCA, 1985)

With Jim Messina

  • Messina (Warner Bros., 1981)

With Deniece Williams

  • Hot on the Trail (Columbia, 1986)
  • As Good as It Gets (Columbia, 1988)
  • Special Love (Sparrow, 1989)

With Teena Marie

  • Lady T (Gordy, 1980)

With Peter Allen

  • Bi-Coastal (A&M, 1980)

With Beth Hart

  • Leave the Light On (Warner Bros., 2003)

With Donna Summer

  • Bad Girls (Casablanca, 1979)
  • Donna Summer (Geffen, 1982)
  • She Works Hard for the Money (Mercury, 1983)
  • All Systems Go (Geffen, 1987)

With Paul Anka

  • The Music Man (United Artists, 1976)

With Chaka Khan

With Barry Mann

  • Barry Mann (Casablanca, 1980)

With Melanie C

  • Reason (Virgin, 2003)

With Sheena Easton

  • A Private Heaven (EMI, 1984)

With John Mayer

  • Heavier Things (Columbia, 2003)
  • The Search for Everything (Columbia, 2017)

With Dolly Parton

  • Heartbreaker (RCA Victor, 1978)
  • 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs (RCA, 1980)

With Boz Scaggs

  • Other Roads (Columbia, 1988)

With Randy Crawford

  • Windsong (Warner Bros., 1982)

With Rickie Lee Jones

  • Pirates (Warner Bros., 1981)
  • The Magazine (Warner Bros., 1984)
  • The Evening of My Best Day (V2, 2003)

With Carole Bayer Sager

  • ...Too (Elektra, 1978)
  • Sometimes Late at Night (The Boardwalk Entertainment, 1981)

With Paul McCartney

  • Pipes of Peace (Columbia, 1983)

With Michael McDonald

With Michael Jackson

  • Off the Wall (Epic, 1979)
  • Thriller (Epic, 1982)
  • Bad (Epic, 1987)

With Desmond Child

With Betty Wright

  • Betty Wright (Epic, 1981)

With Roberta Flack

  • Oasis (Atlantic, 1988)

With Richard Marx

  • Richard Marx (EMI, 1987)
  • Repeat Offender (EMI, 1989)
  • Flesh and Bone (Capitol, 1997)

With Mika

  • The Boy Who Knew Too Much (Casablanca, 2009)

With Philip Bailey

  • Continuation (A&M, 1983)

With Rod Stewart

  • Camouflage (Warner Bros., 1984)

With Randy Newman

  • Trouble in Paradise (Reprise, 1983)
  • Land of Dreams (Reprise, 1988)

With Natalie Cole

  • Dangerous (Atco, 1985)
  • Everlasting (Elektra, 1987)

With B.B. King

With Peter Cetera

  • World Falling Down (Warner Bros., 1992)

With Nicolette Larson

With Barbra Streisand

  • Songbird (Columbia, 1978)
  • Till I Loved You (Columbia, 1988)

With Jennifer Warnes

  • The Hunter (Attic, 1992)

With Rob Thomas

  • ...Something to Be (Atlantic Records, 2005)

With Laura Branigan

  • Hold Me (Atlantic, 1985)

With Jimmy Webb

  • Angel Heart (Real West Production, 1982)

With Al Jarreau

With Jennifer Holliday

  • Feel My Soul (Geffen, 1983)

With George Benson

  • Give Me the Night (Warner Bros., 1980)
  • 20/20 (Warner Bros., 1985)
  • While the City Sleeps... (Warner Bros., 1986)
  • Standing Together (GRP, 1998)

With Livingston Taylor

With Neil Diamond

  • September Morn (Columbia, 1979)
  • The Best Years of Our Lives (Columbia, 1988)

With Michael Franks

  • One Bad Habit (Warner Bros., 1980)

With Atkins

  • Atkins (also does the horn section on Keep Trying) (Warner Bros., 1982)

With

  • (1998)

With Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

  • Southern Accents (MCA Records, 1985)

With Miho Nakayama

References[]

  1. ^ "Jerry Hey Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Jerry Hey | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ Owsinski, Bobby; Ill, Paul (1 August 2009). The Studio Musician's Handbook. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 247–248. ISBN 978-1-4234-6341-2. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Jerry Hey". GRAMMY.com. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

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