b, 1919-2005 US, Chicago
Musician of Jazz
Al McKibbon (January 1, 1919 – July 29, 2005) was an American jazz double bassist, known for his work in bop, hard bop, and Latin jazz.In 1947, after working with Lucky Millinder, Tab Smith, J. C. Heard, and Coleman Hawkins, he replaced Ray Brown in Dizzy Gillespie's band, in which he played until 1950. In the 1950s he recorded with the Miles Davis nonet, Earl Hines, Count Basie, Johnny Hodges, Thelonious Monk, George Shearing, Cal Tjader, Herbie Nichols and Hawkins. McKibbon was credited with interesting Tjader in Latin music while he played in Shearing's group.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Tumbao Para Los Congueros Di Mi Vida | Al McKibbon | 1999 | Album |
Live | The Giants Of Jazz, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Al McKibbon, Sonny Stitt, Kai Winding, Art Blakey And Dizzy Gillespie Quintet | 1994 | Album |
The Bop Fathers - Volume 2 | Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Kai Winding, Al McKibbon, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk | 1991 | Album |
Tour De Force | Dizzy Gillespie · Sonny Stitt · Kai Winding · Thelonious Monk · Al McKibbon · Art Blakey · Al Gafa | 1989 | Album |
Giants Of Jazz In Berlin '71 | Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Kai Winding, Thelonious Monk, Al McKibbon, Art Blakey | 1988 | Album |
Giants Of Jazz | Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Kai Winding, Thelonious Monk, Al McKibbon, Art Blakey | 1980 | Album |
Bop Fathers "In Paris" | Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Kai Winding, Al McKibbon, Art Blakey | 1978 | Album |
Bop Fathers "In Paris" | Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Kai Winding, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Al McKibbon | 1977 | Album |
The Giants Of Jazz | Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Al McKibbon, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Stitt, Kai Winding | 1972 | Album |
The Man I Love | Toots Thielemans, George Shearing, Al McKibbon, Johnny Rae, Bill Clark | 1961 | Single |