Gary King (bass player)

Gary W King (September 4, 1947 – July 23, 2003) was an American jazz bassist. He was born in Middletown, New York.[1][2]

Gary King (bass player)
Born(1947-09-04)September 4, 1947
Middletown, Orange County, New York
DiedJuly 22, 2003(2003-07-22) (aged 55)
Bushkill, Pennsylvania
GenresJazz
InstrumentsUpright bass, Electric bass
Years active1970s–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

With Gene McDaniels

With George Benson

With George Benson & Joe Farrell

With Lenny Williams

  • Pray for the Lion (Warner Bros, 1974)
  • Big City (Nemperor, 1977)

With Alphonse Mouzon

With Idris Muhammad

With Esther Phillips

  • Performance (Kudu Records, 1974)
  • For All We Know (Kudu Records, 1976)

With Luiz Bonfá

  • Manhattan Strut (Paddle Wheel, 1974)

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 Gladys Knight & The Pips

With Merry Clayton

With Grover Washington Jr.

With Hank Crawford

With Roberta Flack

With Tom Scott

With Ronnie Foster

Cheshire Cat (Blue Note, 1975)

With Eric Gale

Ginseng Woman (CBS, 1976)

With Maynard Ferguson

  • Prima Scream (Columbia, 1976)
  • Conquistador (Columbia, 1977)

With Hubert Laws

  • Romeo and Juliet (Columbia, 1976)
  • The San Francisco Concert (CTI, 1977)

With Gato Barbieri

  • Caliente! (A&M 1976)
  • Ruby Ruby (A&M, 1977)
  • Passion and Fire (A&M 1984)

With Jeremy Steig

With John Blair

  • We Belong Together (CTI, 1977)

With Sonny Fortune

  • Serengeti Minstrel (Atlantic, 1977)

With David Matthews

  • Dune (CTI, 1977)

With Stanley Turrentine

  • Nightwings (Fantasy, 1977)
  • Westside Highway (Fantasy, 1978)

With Eric Mercury & Roberta Flack

  • Our Love Will Stop the World (Atlantic, 1983)

With Yusef Lateef with Art Farmer

With Jimmy Owens

With Kenny Barron

With Marc Colby

  • Serpentine Fire (Tappan Zee, 1978)
  • One Good Turn (Columbia, 1979)

With Nina Simone

  • Baltimore (CTI, 1978)

With The Jacksons

With Earl Klugh & Bob James

  • One to One (Columbia, 1979)
  • Two of a Kind (Blue Note Records, 1982)

With Wilbert Longmire

  • Champagne (CBS, 1979)
  • Sunny Side Up (CBS, 1979)

With Mongo Santamaría

  • Red Hot (Columbia, 1979)

With Earl Klugh

With Luther Vandross

With Roland Hanna

  • Gershwin Carmichael Cats (CTI, 1982)

With Roger Kellaway Featuring Houston Person

  • Creation (Greenestreet, 1984)

With Paul Winter & Paul Halley

With Kirk Whalum

  • And You Know That! (Columbia, 1988)

With Jim Hall

References
  1. "King, Gary, 1947-2003". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  2. "July 27, 2003". Times Herald-Record. July 27, 2003. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  3. "Gary King Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.


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