Interview with Al McKibbon
Description:
Interview with Al McKibbon on the topic of Dizzy Gillespie. McKibbon discusses Gillespie's overall contributions in the context of Louis Armstrong and Roy Eldridge before him, the use of the bass in "A Night in Tunisia," melodic bassists including Jimmy Blanton and Oscar Pettiford, other bassists McKibbon admired (Wellman Braud, Walter Page), how Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Pettiford changed the use of the bass, hearing Gillespie on Detroit radio, "Two-Bass Hit" and "One-Bass Hit," whether he pla…
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Date:
June 28, 1992
Duration:
32 minutes 50 seconds
Creator:
McKibbon, Al
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Partner:
UNT Music Library