Person · Male
Al McKibbon
double bassist
- From
- Chicago, United States
- Active
- 1919–2005
- Releases
- 3
- hard bop
- jazz
About
Alfred Benjamin McKibbon (January 1, 1919 – July 29, 2005) was an American jazz double bassist, known for his work in bebop, hard bop, and Latin jazz.
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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 Santamaría, 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, he released the first album under his own name, Tumbao Para Los Congueros De Mi Vida. McKibbon's second album, Black Orchid, was released in 2004.
Member of
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The Miles Davis Nonet double bass
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The Night Blooming Jazzmen double bass
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 6d7dfa8c-cc5e-4bdb-bb48-99f6e5cb1e97
- ISNI
- 0000000055144803
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.