Melvin Gibbs

Person · Open Library

Works

1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

2,190

Total plays

10,395

Melvin Gibbs has been called "the best bassist in the world" by Time Out New York magazine. A well-respected veteran of the New York music scene, he has contributed his singular talents to major artists in many diverse genres of music, appearing on close to 200 albums. Born in Brooklyn N.Y. his first musical studies were on the congas and Latin percussion, focused on the Afro-Diasporatic rhythms of Puerto Rico, Cuba and Brazil. He studied with Papo Dadiego <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mel

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome

   · 2001 · cited 18,613x

2. A global reference for human genetic variation

   · 2015 · cited 17,776x

3. Dilemmas in a general theory of planning

   · 1973 · cited 11,107x

4. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

   · 2018 · cited 10,995x

5. Kinetics of Phase Change. I General Theory

   · 1939 · cited 10,591x

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Music

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Melvin

Family name

Gibbs

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

New York City

Occupation

composer

Educated at

Berklee College of Music

Genre

jazz fusion

Instrument

electric bass guitar

Official website

music.melvin-gibbs.com

Image

Melvin Gibbs TFF 2014 (cropped).JPG

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