Albert "Andy" Gibson (November 6, 1913 – February 11, 1961) was an American

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trumpeter, arranger, and composer.

Career

Gibson played violin early on before settling on trumpet. Although he played professionally in many orchestras, he did not solo and worked more often as an arranger. His associations include Lew Redman (1931),

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(1932–33),

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(1934–35), Blanche Calloway,

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, and

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. He quit playing in 1937 to arrange and compose full-time, working with Duke Ellington,

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, Cab Calloway,

Charlie Barnet Charles Daly Barnet (October 26, 1913 – September 4, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. His major recordings were "Skyliner", " Cherokee", "The Wrong Idea", "Scotch and Soda", "In a Mizz", and "Southland Shuffl ...

, and

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. He led a

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while serving in the

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from 1942-45. After his discharge, he continued working with Barnet but focused primarily on R&B music. He was musical director for King Records from 1955–60 and recorded four songs as a leader in 1959 which were released by

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. He composed "I Left My Baby" (popularized by

), "The Great Lie", and "

The Hucklebuck "The Hucklebuck" (sometimes written "The Huckle-Buck") is a jazz and R&B dance tune first popularized by Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers in 1949. The composition of the tune was credited to Andy Gibson, and lyrics were later added by Roy ...

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Discography

* ''Mainstream Jazz'' (RCA Camden, 1960)

As arranger

With

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References

* Scott Yanow,

Andy Gibson Albert "Andy" Gibson (November 6, 1913 – February 11, 1961) was an American jazz trumpeter, arranger, and composer. Career Gibson played violin early on before settling on trumpet. Although he played professionally in many orchestras, he did ...

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1913 births 1961 deaths American jazz trumpeters American male trumpeters People from Zanesville, Ohio 20th-century American musicians 20th-century trumpeters Jazz musicians from Ohio 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians {{Ohio-bio-stub

Career

Discography

As arranger

See also

References