Gary W King (September 5, 1947 – July 23, 2003) was an American jazz bassist, songwriter, composer, and arranger. He was born in Middletown, New York.^[1][2]

King appeared on many albums released by CTI Records, especially those by Bob James, and later on James' own album label, Tappan Zee Records. He also played bass on a number of albums by Gato Barbieri, Roberta Flack, Grover Washington Jr., and on The Jacksons' album Destiny, notably the track "Blame It on the Boogie".^[3]

Discography

With Gato Barbieri

• Caliente! (A&M 1976)
• Ruby Ruby (A&M, 1977)
• Passion and Fire (A&M 1984)

With Kenny Barron

• Innocence (Wolf, 1978)

With George Benson

• Bodytalk (CTI, 1973)
• Pacific Fire (CTI, 1983)
• Benson & Farrell (CTI, 1976)

With Luiz Bonfá

• Manhattan Strut (Paddle Wheel, 1974)

With John Blair

• We Belong Together (CTI, 1977)

With Merry Clayton

• Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow (Ode, 1975)

With Marc Colby

• Serpentine Fire (Tappan Zee, 1978)
• One Good Turn (Columbia, 1979)

With Hank Crawford

• Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing (Kudu, 1975)
• I Hear a Symphony (Kudu, 1975)
• Hank Crawford's Back (Kudu, 1976)
• Tico Rico (Kudu, 1977)

With Maynard Ferguson

• Prima Scream (Columbia, 1976)
• Conquistador (Columbia, 1977)

With Roberta Flack

• Feel Like Making Love (Atlantic, 1975)
• Blue Lights in the Basement (Atlantic, 1977)

With Sonny Fortune

• Serengeti Minstrel (Atlantic, 1977)

With Ronnie Foster

• Cheshire Cat (Blue Note, 1975)

With Eric Gale

• Ginseng Woman (CBS, 1976)

With Jim Hall

• Concierto / Big Blues / Studio Trieste (BGO, 2018)

With Roland Hanna

• Gershwin Carmichael Cats (CTI, 1982)

With The Jacksons

• Destiny (Epic CBS, 1978)

With Bob James

• One (Columbia, 1974)
• Two (Columbia, 1975)
• Three (Columbia, 1976)
• BJ4 (Columbia, 1977)
• Heads (Tappan Zee, 1977)
• Touchdown (Columbia, 1978)
• Lucky Seven (Columbia, 1979)
• H (Tappan Zee, 1980)
• Hands Down (Columbia CBS, 1982)
• The Genie (Columbia, 1983)
• Ivory Coast (Warner Bros, 1988)

With Roger Kellaway Featuring Houston Person

• Creation (Greenestreet, 1984)

With Earl Klugh

• Crazy for You (Liberty, 1981)

With Earl Klugh and Bob James

• One on One (Columbia, 1979)
• Two of a Kind (Blue Note, 1982)

With Yusef Lateef with Art Farmer

• Autophysiopsychic (CTI, 1978)

With Gladys Knight & The Pips

• 2nd Anniversary (Buddah, 1975)

With Hubert Laws

• Romeo and Juliet (Columbia, 1976)
• The San Francisco Concert (CTI, 1977)

With Wilbert Longmire

• Champagne (CBS, 1979)
• Sunny Side Up (CBS, 1979)

With David Matthews

• Dune (CTI, 1977)

With Eric Mercury & Roberta Flack

• Our Love Will Stop the World (Atlantic, 1983)

With Gene McDaniels

• Headless Heroes of the Apocolypse (Atlantic, 1971)

With Alphonse Mouzon

• Funky Snakefoot (Blue Note, 1974)

With Idris Muhammad

• Power of Soul (Kudu, 1974)

With Jimmy Owens

• Headin' Home (A&M/Horizon, 1978)

With Esther Phillips

• Performance (Kudu, 1974)
• For All We Know (Kudu, 1976)

With Mongo Santamaría

• Red Hot (Columbia, 1979)

With Tom Scott

• New York Connection (Ode, 1975)
• Blow it Out (Ode, 1977)

With Nina Simone

• Baltimore (CTI, 1978)

With Jeremy Steig

• Firefly (CTI, 1977)

With Stanley Turrentine

• Nightwings (Fantasy, 1977)
• Westside Highway (Fantasy, 1978)

With Luther Vandross

• Never Too Much (Epic, 1981)

With Grover Washington Jr.

• Mister Magic (Kudu, 1975)
• Feels so Good (Kudu, 1975)

With Kirk Whalum

• And You Know That! (Columbia, 1988)

With Lenny Williams

• Pray for the Lion (Warner Bros, 1974)
• Big City (Nemperor, 1977)

With Paul Winter & Paul Halley

• Whales Alive (Living, 1987)

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