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Cecil McBee

Tulsa, United States · b. 1935-05-19

Cecil McBee is credited on 1,378 releases across 323 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,378

Credits

323

Albums

7

Decades active

229

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Cecil McBee (born May 19, 1935, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) is an American post-bop jazz bassist. McBee has recorded as a leader only a handful of times since the 1970's, but has contributed as a sideman to a number of jazz albums.

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1,378 releases · 323 albums · active 1962–2025

  • Performance · 2,124
  • Other credits · 105
  • Production · 20

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · A&R Studios · Monterey Jazz Festival · C.I. Recording Studios

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