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Cecil McBee

Bassist

Birthday May 19, 1935

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Tulsa, OK

Age 89 years old

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About

One of the most influential post-bop jazz bassists who has collaborated with artists like Roy Brooks, Alice Coltrane, and Ray Anderson.

Before Fame

He started playing bass at the age of seventeen and attended Ohio Central State University for music before moving to New York in the mid-1960s.

Trivia

He was a 1991 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame inductee.

Family Life

He was born in Tulsa.

Associated With

He has collaborated with many esteemed musicians, including Miles Davis.