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abraham laboriel
 non_vocal_instrumentalist 17 july 1947 bass guitar abesf.jpg mexico city , mexico abraham laboriel , sr. . bass guitarist , session musician
abraham laboriel

abraham laboriel , sr. -lrb- born july 17 , 1947 -rrb- is a mexican bassist who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks .
`` guitar player magazine '' described him as `` 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 .
laboriel was born in mexico city .
originally 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 and pursue a recording career .
his brother was the late mexican rock & roll singer johnny laboriel .
their parents were honduran immigrants from the garifuna coast .
laboriel has worked with artists of many music genres including the following : 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 , carlos skinfill , chris isaak , christopher cross , crystal lewis , dave grusin , djavan , dolly parton , don moen , donald fagen , elton john , engelbert humperdinck , freddie hubbard , 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 , ron kenoly , russ taff , stevie wonder , and umberto tozzi .
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. performed 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 .
