Al McKibbon

American musician (1919–2005)

Born: 1 January 1919
Chicago
Died: 29 July 2005
Los Angeles
Country: United States
Record labels: Mainstream Records

Biography

Al McKibbon was a jazz musician who played double bass. Al McKibbon was born on 1 January 1919 in Chicago and died on 29 July 2005 in Los Angeles. The music is usually filed under jazz, big band music and bebop. Record labels: Mainstream Records.

Alfred Benjamin McKibbon (January 1, 1919 – July 29, 2005) was an American jazz double bassist, known for his work in bebop, 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, Mongo Santamaría, George Shearing, Cal Tjader, Herbie Nichols, and Hawkins. McKibbon was credited with interesting Tjader in Latin music while he played in Shearing's group. In 1999, he released the first album under his own name, Tumbao Para Los Congueros De Mi Vida. McKibbon's second album, Black Orchid, was released in 2004.

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Also plays on

Albums where Al McKibbon is credited as a sideman

1961	Nat King Cole Sings / George Shearing Plays — Nat King Cole & The George Shearing Quintet	double bass, bass
1962	Sinatra and Swingin’ Brass — Frank Sinatra	bass

Historic 78 rpm records

Saratoga Special Buck Clayton's Big Eight · Buck Clayton · Trummy Young · Dicky Wells… · 1946 archive.org ↗
WE'RE THROUGH SARAH VAUGHAN · DICKY WELL'S BIG SEVEN · Dicky Wells · George… · 1946 archive.org ↗
OPERA IN BLUE DICKY WELLS' BIG SEVEN · Dicky Wells · George Treadwell · Bud… · 1946 archive.org ↗
DRAG NASTY - The Walk DICKY WELLS' BIG SEVEN · Dicky Wells · George Treadwell · Bud… · 1946 archive.org ↗
Coastin' with J. C. J. C. Heard & His Orch. · Wardell Gray · Tate Huston · Joe Newman ·… · 1948 archive.org ↗
Sugar Hips J. C. Heard & His Orch. · Wardell Gray · Tate Huston · Joe Newman ·… · 1948 archive.org ↗
SUGAR HIPS J. C. HEARD & HIS ORCH. · Wardell Gray · Tate Huston · Wardell Grey… · 1948 archive.org ↗
COASTIN' WITH J. C. J. C. HEARD & HIS ORCH. · Wardell Gray · Tate Huston · Joe Newman ·… · 1948 archive.org ↗