Al McKibbon
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, Mongo Santamaria, George Shearing, Cal Tjader, Herbie Nichols and Hawkins. McKibbon was credited with interesting Tjader in Latin music while he played in Shearing's group. McKibbon has always been highly regarded (among other signs of this regard, he was the bassist for the Giants of Jazz), and continued to perform until 2004. In 1999, the first album in his own name, Tumbao Para Los Congueros De Mi Vida, was released. McKibbon's second album, Black Orchid, was released in 2004 and was recorded at Icon Recording Studios, Hollywood, California. The album was Produced by Damon Martin, recorded by studio co-owner Andrew Troy and Assistant Engineer - Aaron Kaplan, 2nd Assistant Engineer - Pablo Solorzano. 'Black Orchid' was mixed by Robbie Adams. Al also wrote the Afterword to Raul Fernandez' book, Latin Jazz, part of the Smithsonian Institution's series of exhibitions on jazz. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1919 (Chicago), Died July 29, 2005 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 27 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D6VB-2337 | 10-in. | 6/11/1946 | Blues to end all blues | J. C. Heard Orchestra ; Etta Jones | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | D6VB-2338 | 10-in. | 6/11/1946 | Among my souvenirs | J. C. Heard Orchestra ; Etta Jones | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | D6VB-2339 | 10-in. | 6/11/1946 | Mean to me | J. C. Heard Orchestra ; Etta Jones | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | D6VB-2340 | 10-in. | 6/11/1946 | Osculate me, daddy | J. C. Heard Orchestra ; Etta Jones | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | D7VB-0643 | 10-in. | 3/11/1947 | (Go to sleep) my sleepy head | Etta Jones | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | D7VB-0644 | 10-in. | 3/11/1947 | I sold my heart to the junkman | Etta Jones | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | D7VB-0645 | 10-in. | 3/11/1947 | The richest guy in the graveyard | Etta Jones | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | D7VB-0646 | 10-in. | 3/11/1947 | Ain't no hurry, baby (with a guy like me) | Etta Jones | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | D8VB-4148 | 10-in. | 12/29/1948 | Guarachi guaro | Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | D8VB-4149 | 10-in. | 12/29/1948 | Duff capers | Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra ; Dizzy Gillespie ; Dizzy Gillespie | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | D8VB-4150 | 10-in. | 12/29/1948 | Lover, come back to me | Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra ; Dizzy Gillespie ; Dizzy Gillespie | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | D8VB-4151 | 10-in. | 12/29/1948 | I'm be boppin' too | Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | D9VB-0471 | 10-in. | 4/14/1949 | Swedish suite | Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | D9VB-0473 | 10-in. | 4/14/1949 | I should care | Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra ; Johnny Hartman | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Decca | 72094 | 10-in. | 5/10/1944 | You lovely you | Tab Smith Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 72095 | 10-in. | 5/10/1944 | I live true to you | Tab Smith Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 72096 | 10-in. | 5/10/1944 | Brown skin blues | Tab Smith Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 72097 | 10-in. | 5/10/1944 | All night long | Tab Smith Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 72177 | 10-in. | 5/25/1944 | Hurry hurry | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 72178 | 10-in. | 5/25/1944 | Darlin' | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 72179 | 10-in. | 5/25/1944 | I can't see for lookin' | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 72180 | 10-in. | 5/25/1944 | Who threw the whiskey in the well | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 72181 | 10-in. | 5/25/1944 | Lover man | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 72602 | 10-in. | 12/6/1944 | I've been good to you | Tab Smith Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | 72603 | 10-in. | 12/6/1944 | Loving you just the same | Tab Smith Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McKibbon, Al," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/330772.
McKibbon, Al. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/330772.
"McKibbon, Al." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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