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Cecil McBee

Cecil McBee has been played on NTS over 30 times, featured on 36 episodes and was first played on 5 February 2015.

Cecil McBee (born May 19, 1935) is an American post bop jazz bassist, described by the Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (Second Edition, ed. Colin Larkin, 1995) as "a full-toned bassist who creates rich, singing phrases in a wide range of contemporary jazz contexts."

McBee was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on 19 May 1935. He studied clarinet at school, but switched to bass at the age of 17, and began playing in local nightclubs. After gaining a music degree from Ohio Central State University,…

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Dark Matter
John Tchicai, Cecil McBee, Garrison Fewell, Charlie Kohlhase, Billy Hart
NoBusiness Records2013
Dark Matter
John Tchicai, Cecil McBee, Garrison Fewell, Charlie Kohlhase, Billy HartNoBusiness Records2013
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Tulsa Black
Cecil McBee
Strata-East1974
Tulsa Black
Cecil McBeeStrata-East1974
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Voice Of The 7th Angel
Cecil McBee
Strata-East1974
Voice Of The 7th Angel
Cecil McBeeStrata-East1974
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Expression
Cecil McBee
India Navigation1979
Expression
Cecil McBeeIndia Navigation1979
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Mutima
Cecil McBee
Strata-East1974
Mutima
Cecil McBeeStrata-East1974
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Consequence
Cecil McBee
India Navigation1979
Consequence
Cecil McBeeIndia Navigation1979
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From Within
Cecil McBee
Strata-East1974
From Within
Cecil McBeeStrata-East1974
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The Magnetic "A"
Donald Smith, Cecil McBee, Jack DeJohnette
Whynot, Trio Records1976
The Magnetic "A"
Donald Smith, Cecil McBee, Jack DeJohnetteWhynot, Trio Records1976
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Into A Fantasy
Cecil McBee
India Navigation1982
Into A Fantasy
Cecil McBeeIndia Navigation1982
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Undercurrent
Chico Freeman feat. Cecil McBee, Chico Freeman, Jack DeJohnette, John Hicks
India Navigation2015
Undercurrent
Chico Freeman feat. Cecil McBee, Chico Freeman, Jack DeJohnette, John HicksIndia Navigation2015
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