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Melvin Gibbs ( - )

Male Person - United States US jazz/rock bass guitarist

Releases (1)

Official

Album

  1. Ancients Speak 17 Mar 2009 (as Melvin Gibbs' Elevated Entity)

Relationships (11)

Member Of

  1. Body Meπa original
  2. Defunkt (1979 - 1981)
  3. Power Tools (1988 - 1990)
  4. Jean-Paul Bourelly & the BluWave Bandits (1994 - 1997)
  5. Rollins Band (1994 - 2000)
  6. Harriet Tubman (1998)
  7. SociaLybrium
  8. Arto Lindsay Trio
  9. Zig Zag Power Trio
  10. Eye and I

Supporting For

  1. Arto Lindsay bass

Recordings by (12)

  1. Ancients Speak 4:38 (17 Mar 2009)
  2. Sometimes 3:57 (17 Mar 2009)
  3. Canto por Odudua 6:17 (17 Mar 2009)
  4. Represent do Rio 4:45 (17 Mar 2009)
  5. Mojuba 4:37 (17 Mar 2009)
  6. Sun Of Shango 4:55 (17 Mar 2009)
  7. Eu Cant En Yoruba 4:21 (17 Mar 2009)
  8. Macumba 4:26 (17 Mar 2009)
  9. Summer Breeze 4:11 (17 Mar 2009)
  10. Os Aguas/The Waters 5:33 (17 Mar 2009)
  11. Pete's Mojo 3:56 (Jan 2019)
  12. Glyphic 2:22 (02 Oct 2020)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Man Dance 4:33 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1982) electric bass guitar
  2. When Souls Speak 5:48 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1982) electric bass guitar
  3. Iola 5:25 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1982) electric bass guitar
  4. Catman 6:42 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1982) electric bass guitar
  5. Giraffe 3:09 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1982) electric bass guitar
  6. Belly Button 4:44 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1982) electric bass guitar
  7. The Art of Levitation 1:24 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1982) electric bass guitar
  8. Alice in the Congo 6:08 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1982) electric bass guitar
  9. Spanking 3:06 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1982) electric bass guitar
  10. Mystery at Dawn 4:34 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1983) electric bass guitar
  11. When Cherry Trees Bloom in Winter, You Can Smell Last Summer 5:24 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1983) electric bass guitar
  12. Yugo Boy 3:09 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1983) electric bass guitar
  13. Trials of an Honest John 3:22 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1983) electric bass guitar
  14. Barbeque Dog 4:21 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1983) electric bass guitar
  15. Say What You Will 3:12 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1983) electric bass guitar
  16. Gossip 5:46 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1983) electric bass guitar
  17. Harlem Opera 9:02 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1983) electric bass guitar, percussion
  18. Once Upon a Time in the West 8:31 John Zorn (1986) electric bass guitar
  19. Milano Odea 3:03 John Zorn (1986) electric bass guitar
  20. Howard Beach Memoirs 5:38 Power Tools (1987) bass
  21. A Song Is Not Enough 3:33 Power Tools (1987) bass
  22. Unchained Melody 5:20 Power Tools (1987) bass
  23. Dick Dogs 5:14 Sonny Sharrock Band (1987) bass
  24. Wadmalaw Island 5:06 Power Tools (1987) bass
  25. The President's Nap 3:54 Power Tools (1987) bass
  26. J.D. Schaa 5:37 Sonny Sharrock Band (1987) bass
  27. The Past Adventures of Zydeco Honeycup 8:24 Sonny Sharrock Band (1987) bass
  28. Two-Lane Highway: Preacher Man / White Line Fever / Nacogdoches Gumbo / East Texas Freezeout / San Angelo Release / Rollin' to Killeen / Blowout / Devil's Highway / Midnight Standoff / Marchin' for Abilene 13:31 John Zorn (1987) bass
  29. Blame & Shame 5:40 Power Tools (1987) bass
  30. When We Go 4:56 Power Tools (1987) bass
  31. Unscientific Americans 3:00 Power Tools (1987) bass
  32. Wolf in Sheep's Clothing 3:36 Power Tools (1987) bass
  33. Fourteen 10:00 Sonny Sharrock Band (1987) bass
  34. Seize the Rainbow 4:34 Sonny Sharrock Band (1987) bass
  35. Two-Lane Highway: Hico Killer / Long Mile to Houston 4:50 John Zorn (1987) bass
  36. Strange Meeting 5:12 Power Tools (1987) bass
  37. My Song 6:29 Sonny Sharrock Band (1987) bass
  38. Wishing on a Star 8:16 Will Downing (1989) bass
  39. The Heist 3:24 John Zorn (1990) bass
  40. Challenge to Manhood 3:15 Ronald Shannon Jackson (1990) electric bass guitar
  41. Little Things That Count 4:30 Ronald Shannon Jackson (1990) electric bass guitar
  42. Shortly After Takeoff 4:13 Marc Ribot (1990) bass
  43. Meat Dream 1:20 John Zorn (1990) bass
  44. Phone Call 0:51 John Zorn (1990) bass
  45. The Wind Cries Mary 5:03 Marc Ribot (1990) bass
  46. Mental Holiday 18:55 Ronald Shannon Jackson (1990) electric bass guitar
  47. Mothers and Sons 4:22 Ronald Shannon Jackson (1990) electric bass guitar
  48. New Sad 3:03 Marc Ribot (1990) guitar
  49. Homecoming 1:19 John Zorn (1990) bass

Vocals

  1. Harlem Opera 9:02 Ronald Shannon Jackson and The Decoding Society (1983)

Credited as (6)

  1. Melvin Gibbs' Elevated Entity
  2. Elliott Sharp / Melvin Gibbs / Lance Carter
  3. Arto Lindsay & Melvin Gibbs Vs Taraf de Haïdouks
  4. Melvin Gibbs
  5. Burnt Sugar, Butch Morris, Pete Cosey, Melvin Gibbs
  6. Donald Sturge Anthony McKenzie II feat. Melvin Gibbs

Works (37)

Wrote

  1. Shame
  2. Starve
  3. All I Want
  4. The End of Something
  5. On My Way to the Cage
  6. Thursday Afternoon
  7. During a City
  8. Neon
  9. Spilling Over the Side
  10. Inhale Exhale
  11. Saying Goodbye Again
  12. Rejection
  13. I See Through
  14. Fool
  15. Icon
  16. Divine
  17. Step Back
  18. Wrong Man
  19. Volume 4
  20. Tired
  21. Alien Blueprint
  22. Shine
  23. Fall Guy
  24. Right Here Too Much
  25. Miles Jam
  26. Plague
  27. Disconnect
  28. Liar
  29. Civilized
  30. Night Sweat
  31. Jam #1
  32. Also Ran
  33. Threshold
  34. Disappearing Act
  35. Stray
  36. Unknown Hero
  37. Destroying the World

Links (13)

Official Homepages

  1. http://music.melvin-gibbs.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134900898
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/melvin_gibbs
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97850917
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n97850917

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Melvin%20Gibbs

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/938080

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin_Gibbs

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/55382

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000415158

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/78076298

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1919781

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/melvingibbs