Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Michael Jackson's Thriller, Rock with You, "Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough", "Workin’ Day and Night" and the flugelhorn solo on Dan Fogelberg's hit "Longer". Additionally, he has performed with artists such as George Benson, Nik Kershaw, Al Jarreau, Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer, Earth, Wind & Fire, Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, George Duke, Lionel Richie, Rufus and Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, Patti Austin, Toshiki Kadomatsu, Yumi Matsutoya, among many others. He is known as the Seawind trumpeter and arranger who plays with Gary Grant, Larry Williams and Bill Reichenbach Jr.

Biography

Jerry Hey was born in 1950 in Dixon, Illinois to a family of musicians. His mother was a pianist and his father was a trombonist. Jerry also had two older brothers who played the trombone and tuba. After completing high school, Hey attended the National Music Camp for two summers. While in college, Hey studied under Bill Adam at Indiana University. Hey then relocated to Hawaii to become a member of Seawind band. In 1976, Hey moved to Los Angeles with the Seawind and recorded two albums for CTI Records under the direction of Harvey Mason. When Jerry Hey and Seawind moved to Los Angeles, Gary Grant had already been in the city for a year and was a well-known session player. He invited Jerry to join him on recording sessions, which helped to launch Jerry's career as a studio musician. Soon after arriving in LA, Quincy Jones got in touch with Jerry to ask him to play and arrange for an album titled “I Heard That!!”. Following that session, Jerry and his associates were invited to perform on every one of Quincy's recordings. Hey later worked as a musician and arranger with David Foster. Jerry is the uncle of American keyboardist, songwriter, producer, arranger and musical director Henry Hey. 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.

Awards

Grammy Awards

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Discography

With Earth, Wind & Fire With The Brothers Johnson With Luis Miguel 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 Celine 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 With Brenda Russell With Stephanie Mills With Joni Mitchell With Melissa Manchester With Jim Messina With Deniece Williams With Teena Marie With Peter Allen With Beth Hart With Donna Summer With Paul Anka With Chaka Khan With Barry Mann With Melanie C With Sheena Easton With John Mayer With Dolly Parton With Boz Scaggs With Randy Crawford With Rickie Lee Jones With Carole Bayer Sager With Paul McCartney With Michael McDonald With Michael Jackson With Desmond Child With Betty Wright 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 James Last Band With George Benson With Livingston Taylor With Neil Diamond With Michael Franks With Atkins With Darren Kramer Organization With Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers With Miho Nakayama With Pauline Wilson With The Square/T-SQUARE With Dave Weckl/Dave Weckl Band With David Foster With Wilson Phillips With TM Network With KC and the Sunshine Band With Pleasure With Patrice Rushen

Soundtracks

As** sideman on soundtrack recordings **