Gary King
Born(1947-09-05)September 5, 1947
Middletown, Orange County, New York
DiedJuly 23, 2003(2003-07-23) (aged 55)
Bushkill, Pennsylvania
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Upright bass, Electric bass
Years active1970s–2000s

Gary W King (September 5, 1947 – July 23, 2003) was an American jazz bassist, songwriter, composer, and arranger. He was born in Middletown, New York.[1][2]

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 Gato Barbieri

With Kenny Barron

With George Benson

With Luiz Bonfá

With John Blair

With Merry Clayton

With Marc Colby

With Hank Crawford

With Maynard Ferguson

With Roberta Flack

With Sonny Fortune

With Ronnie Foster

With Eric Gale

With Jim Hall

With Roland Hanna

With The Jacksons

With Bob James

With Roger Kellaway Featuring Houston Person

With Earl Klugh

With Earl Klugh and Bob James

With Yusef Lateef with Art Farmer

With Gladys Knight & The Pips

With Hubert Laws

With Wilbert Longmire

With David Matthews

With Eric Mercury & Roberta Flack

With Gene McDaniels

With Alphonse Mouzon

With Idris Muhammad

With Jimmy Owens

With Esther Phillips

With Mongo Santamaría

With Tom Scott

With Nina Simone

With Jeremy Steig

With Stanley Turrentine

With Luther Vandross

With Grover Washington Jr.

With Kirk Whalum

With Lenny Williams

With Paul Winter & Paul Halley

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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