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.
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.
Discography
As leader
- Tumbao Para Los Congueros De Mi Vida (Blue Lady, 1999)
- Black Orchid (Departure Records, 2004)
As sideman
References
- San Jose Mercury News report of death 30 July 2005
- Googled cache of Bassland article retrieved 18 June 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).
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