Gary King (bass player)
Gary W King (September 5, 1947 – July 23, 2003) was an American jazz bassist, songwriter, composer, and arranger. He was born in Middletown, New York.[1][2]
Gary King | |
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| Born | September 5, 1947 Middletown, Orange County, New York |
| Died | July 23, 2003 (aged 55) Bushkill, Pennsylvania |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Upright bass, Electric bass |
| Years active | 1970s–2000s |
King appeared on many albums released by CTI Records, especially those by Bob James, and later on James' own album label, Tappan Zee Records. He also played bass on a number of albums by Gato Barbieri, Roberta Flack, Grover Washington Jr., and on The Jacksons' album Destiny, notably the track "Blame It on the Boogie".[3]
Discography edit
With Gato Barbieri
- Caliente! (A&M 1976)
- Ruby Ruby (A&M, 1977)
- Passion and Fire (A&M 1984)
With Kenny Barron
- Innocence (Wolf, 1978)
With George Benson
- Bodytalk (CTI, 1973)
- Pacific Fire (CTI, 1983)
- Benson & Farrell (CTI, 1976)
With Luiz Bonfá
- Manhattan Strut (Paddle Wheel, 1974)
With John Blair
- We Belong Together (CTI, 1977)
With Merry Clayton
- Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow (Ode, 1975)
With Marc Colby
- Serpentine Fire (Tappan Zee, 1978)
- One Good Turn (Columbia, 1979)
With Hank Crawford
- Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing (Kudu, 1975)
- I Hear a Symphony (Kudu, 1975)
- Hank Crawford's Back (Kudu, 1976)
- Tico Rico (Kudu, 1977)
With Maynard Ferguson
- Prima Scream (Columbia, 1976)
- Conquistador (Columbia, 1977)
With Roberta Flack
- Feel Like Making Love (Atlantic, 1975)
- Blue Lights in the Basement (Atlantic, 1977)
With Sonny Fortune
- Serengeti Minstrel (Atlantic, 1977)
With Ronnie Foster
- Cheshire Cat (Blue Note, 1975)
With Eric Gale
- Ginseng Woman (CBS, 1976)
With Jim Hall
- Concierto / Big Blues / Studio Trieste (BGO, 2018)
With Roland Hanna
- Gershwin Carmichael Cats (CTI, 1982)
With The Jacksons
- Destiny (Epic CBS, 1978)
With Bob James
- One (Columbia, 1974)
- Two (Columbia, 1975)
- Three (Columbia, 1976)
- BJ4 (Columbia, 1977)
- Heads (Tappan Zee, 1977)
- Touchdown (Columbia, 1978)
- Lucky Seven (Columbia, 1979)
- H (Tappan Zee, 1980)
- Hands Down (Columbia CBS, 1982)
- The Genie (Columbia, 1983)
- Ivory Coast (Warner Bros, 1988)
With Roger Kellaway Featuring Houston Person
- Creation (Greenestreet, 1984)
With Earl Klugh
- Crazy for You (Liberty, 1981)
With Earl Klugh and Bob James
- One on One (Columbia, 1979)
- Two of a Kind (Blue Note, 1982)
With Yusef Lateef with Art Farmer
- Autophysiopsychic (CTI, 1978)
- 2nd Anniversary (Buddah, 1975)
With Hubert Laws
- Romeo and Juliet (Columbia, 1976)
- The San Francisco Concert (CTI, 1977)
With Wilbert Longmire
- Champagne (CBS, 1979)
- Sunny Side Up (CBS, 1979)
With David Matthews
- Dune (CTI, 1977)
With Eric Mercury & Roberta Flack
- Our Love Will Stop the World (Atlantic, 1983)
With Gene McDaniels
- Headless Heroes of the Apocolypse (Atlantic, 1971)
With Alphonse Mouzon
- Funky Snakefoot (Blue Note, 1974)
With Idris Muhammad
- Power of Soul (Kudu, 1974)
With Jimmy Owens
- Headin' Home (A&M/Horizon, 1978)
With Esther Phillips
- Performance (Kudu, 1974)
- For All We Know (Kudu, 1976)
With Mongo Santamaría
- Red Hot (Columbia, 1979)
With Tom Scott
- New York Connection (Ode, 1975)
- Blow it Out (Ode, 1977)
With Nina Simone
- Baltimore (CTI, 1978)
With Jeremy Steig
- Firefly (CTI, 1977)
With Stanley Turrentine
- Nightwings (Fantasy, 1977)
- Westside Highway (Fantasy, 1978)
With Luther Vandross
- Never Too Much (Epic, 1981)
- Mister Magic (Kudu, 1975)
- Feels so Good (Kudu, 1975)
With Kirk Whalum
- And You Know That! (Columbia, 1988)
With Lenny Williams
- Pray for the Lion (Warner Bros, 1974)
- Big City (Nemperor, 1977)
With Paul Winter & Paul Halley
- Whales Alive (Living, 1987)
References edit
- ^ "King, Gary, 1947-2003". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- ^ "July 27, 2003". Times Herald-Record. July 27, 2003. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "Gary King Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.