Terry Gibbs (born Julius Gubenko; October 13, 1924) is an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

vibraphonist and band leader. He has performed or recorded with

Tommy Dorsey Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombo ...

Chubby Jackson Greig Stewart "Chubby" Jackson (October 25, 1918 – October 1, 2003) was an American jazz double-bassist and band leader. Biography Born in New York City, Jackson began at the age of seventeen as a clarinetist, but quickly changed to bass in ...

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Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

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Mel Tormé Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Op ...

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, and others. Gibbs also worked in film and TV studios in Los Angeles.

Biography

On being discharged from the armed forces, where he played drums in military bands, Gibbs worked in New York with Bill De Arango and recorded with

Tiny Kahn Norman "Tiny" Kahn (1923 – August 19, 1953) was an American jazz drummer, arranger, and composer. He was born in New York, United States. Kahn began playing drums at age 15. He played with Boyd Raeburn (1948), Georgie Auld, Chubby Jackson, a ...

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’s quintet (1946). In the 1950–1951 season, Gibbs was a popular guest on '' Star Time'' on the

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. Thereafter, he was a regular in 1953–1954 on

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's ''

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''. In the late 1950s, he appeared on NBC's ''

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'', on which he regularly played lively vibraphone duets with the entertainer and composer. In 1997, he appeared on ''Steve Allen's 75th Birthday Celebration'' on

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. Gibbs was also the bandleader on the short-lived ''That Regis Philbin Show''. As an instrumentalist, together with his big band, the Dream Band, Gibbs has won prestigious polls, such as those of ''

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'' and ''Metronome''. His son is jazz drummer Gerry Gibbs.

The Dream Band

When Gibbs moved from New York to California in 1958 he began planning for his next big band album. In early 1959 he booked extended residencies at two Los Angeles night clubs, the Seville and the Sundown, for what became known as the Dream Band. The band usually played on a Sunday, Monday or Tuesday night when the cream of Hollywood jazz and studio musicians would be available. The core band always remained stable with

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holding down the drum chair. Some of the key players were lead altoist

Joe Maini Joe Maini (February 8, 1930 – May 7, 1964) was an American jazz alto saxophonist. Maini was born February 8, 1930 in Providence, Rhode Island. Early in his career Maini played in the big bands of Alvino Rey, Johnny Bothwell, and Claude Thornhil ...

, tenor saxists Bill Holman and

Med Flory Meredith Irwin Flory, known professionally as Med Flory (August 27, 1926 – March 12, 2014), was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and actor. Early years Flory was born in Logansport, Indiana, United States. His mother was an organist a ...

, trumpeters Al Porcino and

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and trombonists

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and

Bob Enevoldsen Robert Martin Enevoldsen (September 11, 1920 – November 19, 2005) was a West Coast jazz tenor saxophonist and valve trombonist born in Billings, Montana, known for his work with Marty Paich. Career Enevoldsen recorded did sessions with Art ...

. New arrangements were commissioned from Bill Holman,

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, Med Flory,

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and

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, among others, to feature Gibbs’ vibes in front of the band. The band released four albums from 1959 to 1961. * 1959: ''Launching a New Band'' – some versions are titled ''Launching a New Sound in Music'' * 1960: ''Swing Is Here!'' * 1961: ''The Exciting Terry Gibbs Big Band!!!!!!'' – reissued as ''Dream Band, Vol. 4: Main Stem'' * 1961: ''Explosion!'' – reissued as ''Dream Band, Vol. 5: The Big Cat'' Four additional albums of unissued live material recorded in 1959 have been released since 1986. * ''Dream Band'' * ''The Dream Band, Vol. 2: The Sundown Sessions'' * ''Dream Band, Vol. 3: Flying Home'' * ''Dream Band, Vol. 6: One More Time''

The Music Stop

In the mid 1960s, Gibbs opened a musical instrument store in

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, California, with former

drummer Mel Zelnick. Terry Gibbs and Mel Zelnick Music Stop was also the first teaching facility of

Freddie Gruber Freddie Gruber (May 27, 1927 – October 11, 2011) was a jazz drummer and teacher to a number of professional drummers.Milkowski, Bill"Freddie Gruber: None of a Kind", ''JazzTimes'', November 2004. (accessed 13 December 2014) Gruber grew u ...

and Henry Bellson, brother of Louie.

Discography

Bill De Arango, Terry Gibbs, and Harry Biss, Three Deuces, New York, N

* ''Good Vibes'' (

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, 1951) * ''Terry Gibbs Sextet'' (Savoy, 1954) * ''Terry Gibbs'' (

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, 1956) * ''Mallets a-Plenty'' (Emarcy, 1956) * ''Vibes on Velvet'' (Emarcy, 1956) * ''Swing...Not Spring!'' (Savoy, 1956) * ''

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and the Jazz Pickers/Terry Gibbs'' (VSOP, 1957) * ''Jazz Band Ball'' (VSOP, 1957) * ''Swingin' '' (Emarcy, 1957) * ''Terry Gibbs Plays the Duke'' (Emarcy, 1957) * ''More Vibes on Velvet'' (EmArcy, 1958) with the sax section from the Dream Band * ''Launching a New Band, aka Launching a New Sound in Music'' (EmArcy, 1959) * ''Dream Band'' (

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, 1959) * ''The Dream Band, Vol. 2: The Sundown Sessions'' (Contemporary, 1959) * ''Dream Band, Vol. 3: Flying Home'' (Contemporary, 1959) * ''Vibrations'' (Interlude, 1959) * ''Dream Band, Vol. 6: One More Time'' (Contemporary, 1959) * ''Swing Is Here'' (

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, 1960) * ''Music from Cole Porter's Can Can'' (Verve, 1960) * ''Steve Allen Presents Terry Gibbs at the Piano'' (

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, 1960) * ''The Exciting Terry Gibbs Big Band'' (Verve, 1961) – reissued as ''Dream Band, Vol. 4: Main Stem'' (Contemporary) * ''Explosion!'' (

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, 1961) – reissued as ''Dream Band, Vol. 5: The Big Cat'' (Contemporary)liner notes/booklet for Contemporary CD CCD-7657-2 * ''

That Swing Thing! ''That Swing Thing!'' is an album recorded by American jazz vibraphonist and bandleader Terry Gibbs featuring performances recorded in 1961 in California and released on the Verve label.

'' (Verve, 1962) * ''Straight Ahead'' (Verve, 1962) * '' Terry Gibbs Plays Jewish Melodies in Jazztime'' (

, 1963) * ''El Nutto'' ( Limelight, 1963) * ''Gibbs/Nistico'' (Time, 1963) * ''Hootenanny My Way'' (Time, 1963) * '' Take It from Me'' (

Impulse! Impulse! Records (occasionally styled as "¡mpulse! Records" and "¡!") is an American jazz record company and label established by Creed Taylor in 1960. John Coltrane was among Impulse!'s earliest signings. Thanks to consistent sales and positiv ...

, 1964) * ''Latino'' ( Roost, 1964) * ''It's Time We Met'' (

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, 1965) * ''Terry Gibbs Quartet'' (1965) * ''

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'' ( Dot, 1966) * ''

Bopstacle Course ''Bopstacle Course'' is a jazz album by vibraphonist Terry Gibbs, recorded in 1974 for Xanadu Records. Track listing # "Bopstacle Course" (Gibbs) - 4:39 # "Body and Soul" (Eyton, Green, Heyman, Sour) - 7:06 # "Waltz For My Children" (Gibbs) - 4: ...

'' ( Xanadu, 1974) * ''Sessions Live: Terry Gibbs,

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, and Red Norvo'' (Calliope, 1976) * ''Live at the Lord'' (Jazz a la Carte 1978) * ''Smoke 'em Up'' (Jazz a la Carte 1978) * ''Jazz Party: First Time Together'' with Buddy DeFranco (

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1981) * ''Air Mail Special'' (Contemporary, 1981) * ''Now's the Time'' with Buddy DeFranco (Tall Tree, 1984) * ''The Latin Connection'' (Contemporary, 1986) * ''Chicago Fire'' with Buddy DeFranco (Contemporary, 1987) * ''Holiday for Swing'' with Buddy DeFranco (Contemporary, 1988) * ''Memories of You: A Tribute to Benny Goodman'' with Buddy DeFranco, Herb Ellis (Contemporary, 1991) * ''Kings of Swing'' with Buddy DeFranco (Contemporary, 1992) * ''Play That Song: Live at the 1994 Floating Festival'' (

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, 1994) * ''Wham'' (Chiaroscuro, 1999) * ''Terry Gibbs and Buddy DeFranco Play Steve Allen'' (Contemporary, 1999) * ''From Me to You: A Tribute to Lionel Hampton'' (

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, 2003) * ''52nd & Broadway: Songs of the Bebop Era'' (Mack Avenue, 2004) * ''Feelin' Good: Live in Studio'' (Mack Avenue, 2005) * ''Findin' the Groove'' (Jazzed Media, 2006) * ''92 Years Young: Jammin at the Gibbs House'' (

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, 2017) With

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* '' Death of a Ladies' Man'' (Columbia, 1977) With

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* '' Born to Be with You'' (Phil Spector, 1975) With

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* '' Gently'' (Angel, 1996)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gibbs, Terry 1924 births Living people American jazz bandleaders American jazz vibraphonists Big band bandleaders Jewish American musicians Verve Records artists Impulse! Records artists Contemporary Records artists Xanadu Records artists Jewish jazz musicians Mack Avenue Records artists 21st-century American Jews