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Article: Al McKibbon: a living history of Jazz: Al McKibbon and the Roots of Latin Jazz.(Entrevista)(Biografía)
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- Latin Beat Magazine
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- April 1, 2005
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When it comes to LatÃn jazz, people tend to refer to Mongo SantamarÃa, Cal Tjader, Tito Puente, Mario Bauzá, Chucho Valdés and Dizzy Gillespie, but one name rarely mentioned is that of a pioneer who played with some of the greatest musicians and bandleaders in jazz and LatÃn music.
He was born on January 1st, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois to J.C. and Emma McKibbon, as Alfred McKibbon, two years before his family moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he was educated on his journey to becoming the first U.S. bassist to experience what would later he called Latin jazz.
McKibbon's first musical influences were his father (who played tuba and guitar) and his ...