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John Kirby

real name John Kirk

jazz bass/trombone/tuba player

Winchester · 1908-12-31 – 1952-06-14

John Kirby is credited on 774 releases across 302 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2014 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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302

Albums

7

Decades active

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American jazz bassist (born December 31, 1908 in Winchester, Virginia, USA; died June 14, 1952 in Hollywood, California, USA).
Originally a trombone/tuba player, John Kirby switched with success to bass in 1930 in Fletcher Henderson's orchestra.
He gained success in the end of the 1930s with his own sextet, previously named The Onyx Club Boys, with occasional vocals provided by his (at this time) wife Maxine Sullivan.
After World War II, his career declined and he died before a planned comeback.

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774 releases · 302 albums · active 1950–2014

  • Performance · 1,530
  • Other credits · 10

Studios: Savoy Ballroom · Carnegie Hall · The Metropolitan Opera House · Dyam

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