Al McKibbon

  Playing bass with everyone from Nat Adderley to Nat King Cole to Thelonius Monk to Frank Sinatra to Mel Tormé and many others.

We last heard him on the Feb 15th episode.  

  First arriving in New York City in 1964 where he's remained one of the most in-demand bassists in jazz over a 5-decade-long career. Cecil McBee celebrated his 90th birthday on May 19th. We paid tribute to him on the May 18th episode.  

  A childhood polio survivor who turned down a college scholarship to pursue becoming a jazz bassist in the mid-1950’s..pioneering the "Free Jazz" movement with Ornette Coleman. We last heard him with Pat Metheny on a track played Feb 15th.  

 An autodidact on bass who became a prolific jazz bassist in the West Coast jazz scene and on movie soundtracks, after serving in the Army during WWII. We listened to some of his bass playing on the November 16th episode.

English multi-instrumentalist bassist who died in September at age 88 was best known in jazz-folk music as a co-founder of the band Pentangle, as well as backing guitarist Richard Thompson on bass, was highlighted on the November 2nd episode.

 One of the most prolific but lesser known session bassists in contemporary recording...working primarily out of Nashville from the early 1970's until his passing in 2023...some of his discography was highlighted on the September 21st episode.

A drummer-turned-bassist and lead vocalist of an English jazz/funk band called Level 42, who some call "the guy who put the slap in pop," who we listened during October & November episodes.

His "finger-style funk" bass playing helped to define the unmistakable and famous Tower of Power sound for over 30 years. We last heard Rocco funkin' it up during the February 15th episode.