Terry Gibbs

• Name — Terry Gibbs • Birth Name — Julius Gubenko • Born — 13 October 1924 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Vibraphone • Years Active — 1946–present • Label — Savoy, EmArcy, Verve, Contemporary, Mack Avenue, Whaling City Sound • Website — www.terrygibbs.com

On being discharged from the armed forces, where he played drums in military bands, Gibbs worked in New York with Bill DeArango and recorded with Tiny Kahn in Aaron Sachs' quintet (1946). In the 1950–1951 season, Gibbs was a popular guest on Star Time on the DuMont Television Network. Thereafter, he was a regular in 1953–1954 on NBC's Judge for Yourself. In the late 1950s, he appeared on NBC's The Steve Allen Show, on which he regularly played lively vibraphone duets with the entertainer and composer. In 1997, he appeared on Steve Allen's 75th Birthday Celebration on PBS. Gibbs was also the bandleader on the short-lived That Regis Philbin Show. As an instrumentalist, together with his big band, the Dream Band, Gibbs has won prestigious polls, such as those of Downbeat and Metronome. He turned 100 on October 13, 2024. His son is the jazz drummer Gerry Gibbs.

When Gibbs moved from New York to California in 1958 he began planning for his next big band album. In early 1959 he booked extended residencies at two Los Angeles night clubs, the Seville and the Sundown, for what became known as the Dream Band. The band usually played on a Sunday, Monday or Tuesday night when the cream of Hollywood jazz and studio musicians would be available. The core band - which was already playing as "Jazz Wave Big Band" at the Sundown - always remained stable with Mel Lewis holding down the drum chair. Some of the key players were lead altoist Joe Maini, tenor saxists Bill Holman and Med Flory, trumpeters Al Porcino and Conte Candoli and trombonists Frank Rosolino and Bob Enevoldsen. New arrangements were commissioned from Bill Holman, Marty Paich, Med Flory, Manny Albam and Al Cohn, among others, to feature Gibbs’ vibes in front of the band. The band released four albums from 1959 to 1961. • 1959: Launching a New Band – some versions are titled Launching a New Sound in Music • 1960: Swing Is Here! • 1961: The Exciting Terry Gibbs Big Band!!!!!! – reissued as Dream Band, Vol. 4: Main Stem • 1961: Explosion! – reissued as Dream Band, Vol. 5: The Big Cat Five additional albums of unissued live material recorded in 1959 have been released since 1986. • Dream Band • The Dream Band, Vol. 2: The Sundown Sessions • Dream Band, Vol. 3: Flying Home • Dream Band, Vol. 6: One More Time • Dream Band, Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes, 1959

In the mid 1960s, Gibbs opened a musical instrument store in Canoga Park, California, with former Benny Goodman drummer Mel Zelnick. Terry Gibbs and Mel Zelnick Music Stop was also the first teaching facility of Freddie Gruber and Henry Bellson, brother of Louie.

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