Albert "Andy" Gibson (Zanesville, November 6, 1913 - Cincinnati, February 10, 1961) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger of the swing age.
Gibson initially played violin, but walked over to the trumpet. He played in many orchestras (including Zack Whyte, McKinney's Cotton Pickers, Willie Bryant and Lucky Millinder), but since 1937 he composed and arranged for Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Charlie Barnet and Harry James. During his service he led a big band in the army.
After his years, he wrote again for Barnet, but increasingly focused on rhythm & amp; blues. He was musical director of King Records from 1956 to 1960, for which he also wrote arrangements. In 1959 he recorded four songs as a band leader, later appeared on a lp on Camden Records (with songs from some other musicians).
Some compositions of Gibson's hand: I Left My Baby (known by Count Basie), The Great Lie, The Hucklebuck (Based on a Work by Charlie Parker, Now's The Time) and Try Me, James Brown for King One version.
Gibson died of the effects of a heart attack.
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