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McBee was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After studying to be a music teacher he began his musical career conducting a military band. In 1959 he played with Dinah Washington, and in 1963 joined Paul Winter's folk-rock group. His jazz career began in earnest in the mid-1960s, when he began playing and recording with Miles Davis, Andrew Hill, Keith Jarrett, Charles Lloyd, Jackie McLean, Grachan Moncur III, Sam Rivers, Pharoah Sanders, Wayne Shorter, Keith Jarrett, and others. He has continued to record and play with many musicians in the first rank of jazz, and has also led his own groups. McBee himself is often ranked with bassists of the calibre of Jimmy Blanton, Charles Mingus, and Oscar Pettiford. Downtown Tulsa Tulsa is the second-largest city in Oklahoma. ... Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 - December 14, 1963) was a famous American blues, jazz, and gospel singer. ... Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... Miles Davis (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991), one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the twentieth century, was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. ... Andrew Hill (born June 30, 1937) is an American jazz pianist and composer. ... Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is considered one of the most important living jazz piano players. ... Charles Lloyd (March 15, 1938-) is an American jazz musician. ... John Lenwood (Jackie) McLean (born May 17, 1932) is an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator, born in New York City. ... Grachan Moncur III (born in 1937) is an American jazz trombonist. ... Samuel Carthorne Rivers (born September 25, 1923, El Reno, Oklahoma) is a jazz musician and composer. ... Pharoah Sanders (born October 13, 1940) is a United States jazz saxophonist. ... Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American jazz composer and saxophonist. ... Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is considered one of the most important living jazz piano players. ... Jimmy Blanton (1918 – July 30, 1942) was an American jazz double bassist. ... Charles Mingus Stamp issued by the USPS on September 16, 1995. ... Oscar Pettiford ( 1922 – 1960) was an American bebop bassist and cellist. ...

His albums as a leader include Flying Out (1982) and Unspoken (1996).