peoplepill id: abraham-laboriel
AL
Mexico
1 views today
2 views this week
Abraham Laboriel
Mexican musician

Abraham Laboriel

The basics

Quick Facts

Intro
Mexican musician
A.K.A.
Abraham Laboriel, Sr.
From
Mexico
is
Musician Guitarist
Work field
Music
Gender
Male
Star sign
CancerCancer
Birth
17 July 1947, Mexico City, Mexico
Age
76 years
Family
Children:
Abe Laboriel, Jr.
Genre(s):
Jazz
Instruments:
Bass guitar Guitar
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Abraham Laboriel Sr. (born July 17, 1947) is a Mexican-American bassist who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. Guitar Player magazine called him "the most widely used session bassist of our time". Laboriel is the father of drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. and of producer, songwriter, and film composer Mateo Laboriel. He is ranked No. 42 on Bass Player magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time".

Laboriel was born in Mexico City. A classically trained guitarist, he switched to bass guitar while studying at the Berklee College of Music. Henry Mancini encouraged Laboriel to move to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a recording career. His brother was Mexican rock singer Johnny Laboriel. Their parents were Garifuna immigrants from Honduras.

Laboriel has worked with Al Jarreau, George Benson, Alan Silvestri, Alvaro Lopez and Res-Q Band, Alvin Slaughter, Don Felder, Andraé Crouch, Andy Pratt, Andy Summers, Barbra Streisand, Billy Cobham, Chris Isaak, Christopher Cross, Crystal Lewis, Dave Grusin, Djavan, Dolly Parton, Don Moen, Donald Fagen, Elton John, Engelbert Humperdinck, Freddie Hubbard, Phil Driscoll, Hanson, Herb Alpert, Herbie Hancock, Johnny Hallyday, Keith Green, Kelly Willard, Lalo Schifrin, Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour, Leo Sayer, Lisa Loeb, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Nathan Davis, Paul Jackson Jr., Paul Simon, Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Luis Miguel, Ron Kenoly, Russ Taff, Stevie Wonder, Umberto Tozzi, Randy Crawford and sometimes DeBarge.

When Laboriel recorded his three solo albums ‒ Dear Friends, Guidum, and Justo & Abraham, he recruited a cast of musicians that included Alex Acuña, Al Jarreau, Jim Keltner, Phillip Bailey, Ron Kenoly, and others. His son Abe Laboriel Jr. played drums.

Laboriel was a founding member of the bands Friendship and Koinonia. He plays live regularly with Greg Mathieson, drummer Bill Maxwell, and Justo Almario. Laboriel is now in the band Open Hands with Justo Almario, Greg Mathieson, and Bill Maxwell.

In 2005, Abraham was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the Berklee College of Music.

Discography

  • Dear Friends (1993)
  • Guidum (1995)
  • Justo Almario & Abraham Laboriel (1995)
  • Laboriel Mathieson (2001)
  • Live in Switzerland (2005)

With Koinonia

  • More Than a Feelin' (1983)
  • Celebration (1984)
  • Frontline (1986)
  • Koinonia (1989)

As sideman

With Justo Almario

  • 1987 Plumbline (Meadowlark/Sparrow)
  • 1995 Count Me In

With George Benson

  • 1980 Give Me the Night (Warner Bros.)
  • 1988 Twice the Love (Warner Bros.)
  • 1993 Love Remembers (Warner Bros.)

With George Cables

  • Shared Secrets (MuseFX, 2001)

With Larry Carlton

  • 1986 Alone / But Never Alone (MCA)

With Andraé Crouch

  • 1981 Don't Give Up (Warner Bros.)
  • 1994 Mercy (Qwest)
  • 2006 Mighty Wind

With Phil Driscoll

  • 1987 Make Us One (Compose)
  • 1992 The Picture Changes (Mighty Horn)
  • 1994 Selah I
  • 1996 Selah II
  • 1997 Live with Friends
  • 1997 Live Praise and Worship
  • 1999 The Quiet (Mighty Horn)
  • 2000 Plugged In (Mighty Horn)

With Michael Giacchino

  • 2004 The Incredibles (Walt Disney)
  • 2007 Ratatouille (Walt Disney)
  • 2015 Inside Out (Walt Disney)
  • 2016 Zootopia (Walt Disney)
  • 2018 Incredibles 2 (Walt Disney)

With Dave Grusin

  • 1982 Tootsie (Warner Bros.)
  • 1985 Harlequin (GRP)
  • 1990 GRP Live in Session (GRP)
  • 1987 Cinemagic (GRP)

With Al Jarreau

  • 1977 Look to the Rainbow (Warner Bros.)
  • 1980 This Time (Warner Bros.)
  • 1981 Breakin' Away (Warner Bros.)
  • 1983 Jarreau (Warner Bros.)
  • 1988 Heart's Horizon (Reprise)

With Ron Kenoly

  • 1991 Jesus Is Alive (Integrity)
  • 1992 Lift Him Up (Integrity)
  • 1994 God Is Able (Integrity)
  • 1995 Sing Out With One Voice (Integrity)
  • 1996 Welcome Home (Integrity)
  • 1998 Majesty (Integrity)
  • 1999 We Offer Praises (Integrity)

With Henry Mancini

  • 1975 Symphonic Soul (RCA)
  • 1976 The Cop Show Themes (RCA)

With Don Moen

  • 1992 Worship with Don Moen (Integrity)
  • 1995 Rivers of Joy (Integrity)
  • 1997 Let Your Glory Fall (Integrity)
  • 1998 God Is Good (Integrity)
  • 2000 The Mercy Seat (Integrity)

With Al Jarreau and George Benson

  • 2006 Givin' It Up (Concord Records)

With Lee Ritenour

  • 1978 The Captain's Journey (Elektra)
  • 1979 Feel the Night (Elektra)
  • 1986 Earth Run (GRP Records)

With others

The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article on 23 Mar 2020. The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Lists
Abraham Laboriel is in following lists

By field of work

Famous Mexican musicians

Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969

By work and/or country

Famous Mexican Musicians

Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969

Famous Mexican Guitarists

Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969
comments so far.
Comments
From our partners
Sponsored
Reference sources
References
http://www.bassfrontiersmag.com/abraham-laboriel-video-interview
http://www.openhandsmusic.net/about_the_band
http://www.spectrasonics.net/company/artists/artist.php?id=3
http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/the-100-greatest-bass-players-of-all-time/61989
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/sep/19/local/la-me-0920-johnny-laboriel-20130920
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ydUjBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=Johnny+Laboriel+garifuna&source=bl&ots=xUvrd-t0s0&sig=22ax24wmcgRAFSngHljUUMqd74U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwikjdjyrbnaAhWD0RQKHU2ZAfAQ6AEIhQEwEg#v=onepage&q=Johnny+Laboriel+garifuna&f=false
http://www.bassplayer.com/article/bass-notes/Nov-05/15342
https://web.archive.org/web/20080208134054/http://www.bassplayer.com/article/bass-notes/nov-05/15342
https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/abraham-laboriel
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13937148q
https://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13937148q
Abraham Laboriel
arrow-left arrow-right instagram whatsapp myspace quora soundcloud spotify tumblr vk website youtube pandora tunein iheart itunes