Al McKibbon


Al McKibbon 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.
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.
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Discography

As leader

  • Tumbao Para Los Congueros De Mi Vida
  • ''Black Orchid''

As sideman

With Nat Adderley
With Lorez Alexandria
With The ByrdsThe Notorious Byrd Brothers
With Nat King ColeNat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays
With Sonny Criss
With Miles Davis
With Victor Feldman
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Coleman Hawkins
With Johnny Hodges
With The Jazz Crusaders
With Charles Kynard and Buddy Collette
With Thelonious Monk
With Randy Newman
With The Night Blooming Jazzmen
  • The Night Blooming Jazzmen
With Herbie Nichols
With Shuggie Otis
With Van Dyke ParksDiscover America
With Freddie Redd
With Martha Reeves
With George Shearing
With George Shearing and Dakota Staton
With Frank SinatraSinatra and Swingin' Brass
With Robert Stewart
With Billy Taylor
With Cal Tjader
With Mel Tormé
With Jack Wilson