Jerry Hey

Jerry Hey (born Dixon, Illinois 1950) 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".

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

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.

Grammy Awards

Discography

With Lalo Schifrin

With Aretha Franklin

With Elton John

With Olivia Newton-John

With Bob Seger

With Kenny Rogers

With Syreeta Wright

With Joe Cocker

With Cher

With Dionne Warwick

With Cheryl Lynn

With Céline Dion

With Jon Anderson

With Patti LaBelle

With Shelby Lynne

With Thelma Houston

With Selena

With Barry Manilow

With Taylor Dayne

With Patti Austin

With Michael Bolton

With Jeffrey Osborne

With Lisa Stansfield

With Anita Baker

With Stevie Nicks

With Christopher Cross

With Dan Fogelberg

With Tanya Tucker

With David Crosby

With Kenny Loggins

With Minnie Riperton

With Steve Cropper

  • Playin' My Thang (MCA, 1981)

With Brenda Russell

With Stephanie Mills

With Joni Mitchell

With Melissa Manchester

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

With Peter Allen

With Beth Hart

With Donna Summer

With Paul Anka

  • The Music Man (United Artists, 1976)

With Chaka Khan

With Barry Mann

  • Barry Mann (Casablanca, 1980)

With Melanie C

With Sheena Easton

With John Mayer

With Dolly Parton

With Boz Scaggs

With Randy Crawford

  • Windsong (Warner Bros., 1982)

With Rickie Lee Jones

With Carole Bayer Sager

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

With Paul McCartney

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

With Richard Marx

With Mika

With Philip Bailey

With Rod Stewart

With Randy Newman

With Natalie Cole

With B.B. King

With Peter Cetera

With Nicolette Larson

With Barbra Streisand

With Jennifer Warnes

With Rob Thomas

With Laura Branigan

With Jimmy Webb

With Al Jarreau

With Jennifer Holliday

With George Benson

With Livingston Taylor

With Neil Diamond

With Michael Franks

With Atkins

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

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.
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