Al McKibbon (January 1, 1919 – July 29, 2005) was an American

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double bassist The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox additions such as the octobass). Similar ...

, known for his work in bop,

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, and

Latin jazz Latin jazz is a genre of jazz with Latin American rhythms. The two main categories are Afro-Cuban jazz, rhythmically based on Cuban popular dance music, with a rhythm section employing ostinato patterns or a clave, and Afro-Brazilian jazz, which ...

. In 1947, after working with Lucky Millinder, Tab Smith,

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Coleman Hawkins Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Yanow, Scot"Coleman Hawkins: Artist Biography" AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2013. One of the first p ...

, he replaced Ray Brown in

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's band, in which he played until 1950. In the 1950s he recorded with the

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nonet,

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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.

Discography

As leader

*''Tumbao Para Los Congueros De Mi Vida'' (Blue Lady, 1999) *''Black Orchid'' (Departure Records, 2004)

As sideman

With

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*'' To the Ivy League from Nat'' (1956) With

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*'' Alexandria the Great'' (Impulse!, 1964) *'' More of the Great Lorez Alexandria'' (Impulse!, 1964) With

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*'' Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool)'' (Prestige, 1968) With

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(Capitol, 1957) With

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*'' Latinsville!'' (Contemporary, 1960) * With

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'' (Verve, 1957) With

*'' Castle Rock'' (Norgran, 1951 955 With

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'' (Pacific Jazz, 1965) With

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and

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'' (World Pacific, 1964) With

*'' Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2'' (1955) *''

The Giants of Jazz The Giants of Jazz was a jazz all-star group of the 1970s which featured Art Blakey (drums), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Al McKibbon (bass), Thelonious Monk (piano), Sonny Stitt (alto and tenor sax), and Kai Winding (trombone). They recorded al ...

'' (Atlantic) with

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and

Kai Winding Kai Chresten Winding ( ; May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983) was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of "More", the theme from the movie '' Mondo Ca ...

(1971) *'' The London Sessions'' (Black Lion) with

(1971) With

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*'' 12 Songs'' (1970) With The Night Blooming Jazzmen *''The Night Blooming Jazzmen'' (1971) With

*'' The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 1'' (1955) *'' The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 2'' (1955) *'' Herbie Nichols Trio'' (1956) With

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"'' (1969) With Freddie Redd *'' Live at the Studio Grill'' (Triloka, 1990) With

*'' Latin Escapade'' (1956) *'' On the Sunny Side of the Strip'' (1960) With George Shearing and Dakota Staton *'' In the Night'' (1958) With Robert Stewart *'' The Movement'' (Exodus, 2002) With Billy Taylor *'' Piano Panorama'' (Atlantic, 1952) With

*'' Cal Tjader, Vibist'' (Savoy, 1954) *'' Cal Tjader Plays Afro-Cuban'' (Fantasy, 1955) *'' Ritmo Caliente!'' (Fantasy, 1956) *'' Tjader Plays Tjazz'' (Fantasy, 1956) *''

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'' (Fantasy, 1957) *''Latin for Lovers'' (Fantasy, 1958) *'' Cal Tjader's Latin Concert'' (Fantasy, 1958) *''

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'' (Fantasy, 1958) *''

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'' (Fantasy, 1959) *'' Cal Tjader's Concert by the Sea'' (Fantasy, 1959) *'' Cal Tjader's Concert by the Sea, Vol. 2'' (Fantasy, 1959) *'' Demasiado Caliente'' (Fantasy, 1960) *'' Cal Tjader Plays Harold Arlen'' (Fantasy, 1960) *'' In a Latin Bag'' (Verve, 1961) *''

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'' (Concord, 2008) With Jack Wilson *'' The Jack Wilson Quartet featuring Roy Ayers'' (Atlantic, 1963)

References

''San Jose Mercury News'' report of death 30 July 2005

* https://web.archive.org/web/20050328093624/http://extratv.warnerbros.com/cmp/presentations/99_grammy/ retrieved Aug. 5, 2005 * Frenandez, Raul. ''Latin Jazz: The Perfect Combination''/''La Combinacion Perfecta'' (Chronicle Books, 2002). {{DEFAULTSORT:McKibbon, Al Bebop double-bassists Latin jazz double-bassists Hard bop double-bassists 1919 births 2005 deaths American jazz double-bassists Male double-bassists Cass Technical High School alumni Mainstream Records artists Miles Davis 20th-century double-bassists American male jazz musicians The Giants of Jazz members 20th-century American male musicians