Al McKibbon

American musician (1919–2005)
Person human Q720184
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Al McKibbon

Summary

Al McKibbon is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on January 1, 1919[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He died on July 29, 2005[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Chicago[2], Al McKibbon…
  • Al McKibbon died in Los Angeles[4].
  • Al McKibbon was born on January 1, 1919[3].
  • Al McKibbon died on July 29, 2005[5].
  • Al McKibbon held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Al McKibbon's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Al McKibbon was educated at Cass Technical High School[9].
  • Al McKibbon is recorded as male[10].
  • Al McKibbon's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Al McKibbon's genre is jazz[12].
  • Al McKibbon's genre is bebop[13].
  • Al McKibbon's genre is big band music[14].
  • Al McKibbon's genre is hard bop[15].
  • Al McKibbon's record label is recorded as Mainstream Records[16].
  • Al McKibbon's Commons category is recorded as Al McKibbon[17].
  • Al McKibbon's family name is recorded as McKibbon[18].
  • Al McKibbon's given name is recorded as Alfred[19].
  • Al McKibbon's given name is recorded as Benjamin[20].
  • Al McKibbon's official website is recorded as http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p36811[21].
  • Al McKibbon's instrument is recorded as double bass[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1919-01-01[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2005-07-29[26]

  • Genre(s): hard bop, jazz[27]

  • Community tags: hard bop, jazz[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6d7dfa8c-cc5e-4bdb-bb48-99f6e5cb1e97[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Al McKibbon's place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on January 1, 1919[3].

Education

Al McKibbon's education included a stint at Cass Technical High School[9].

Career and Affiliations

Al McKibbon worked as a jazz musician[6].

Death and Burial

Al McKibbon died on July 29, 2005[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4].

Why It Matters

Al McKibbon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Al McKibbon born?

Al McKibbon was born in Chicago[2].

Where did Al McKibbon die?

Al McKibbon passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Al McKibbon do for work?

Al McKibbon worked as jazz musician[6].

Where did Al McKibbon go to school?

Al McKibbon was educated at Cass Technical High School[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved . secondhandsongs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Los Angeles
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    Official website http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p36811
    Instance of human
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