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. 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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America), Died July 29, 2005 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 32 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | E0VB-3188 | 10-in. | 2/6/1950 | Solid as a rock | Count Basie Sextet ; Deep River Boys | Male vocal quartet, with jazz ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| 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 | |
| Victor | D9VB-0474 | 10-in. | 4/14/1949 | That old black magic | Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra ; Johnny Hartman | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D9VB-1011 | 10-in. | 5/6/1949 | Jump did-le ba | Joe Carroll ; Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with scat singing | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D9VB-1795 | 10-in. | 7/6/1949 | If love is trouble | Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra ; Johnny Hartman | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D9VB-1796 | 10-in. | 7/6/1949 | In the land of Oo-Bla-Dee | Joe Carroll ; Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra | 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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McKibbon, Al," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/330772.
McKibbon, Al. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/330772.
"McKibbon, Al." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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