Gerald Wilson | |
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 Wilson in 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gerald Stanley Wilson |
| Born | September 4, 1918 Shelby, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | September 8, 2014 (aged 96)[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, bandleader |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
| Years active | 1938–2012 |
| Labels | Capitol, Pacific Jazz, Discovery, Mack Avenue |
Gerald Stanley Wilson (September 4, 1918 – September 8, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. Born in Mississippi, he was based in Los Angeles from the early 1940s.[2] He arranged music for Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles, Julie London, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Carter, Lionel Hampton, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, and Nancy Wilson.[1]
- ^ a b Don Heckman, "Gerald Wilson dies at 96; multifaceted jazz musician", Los Angeles Times, September 8, 2014.
- ^ Richard S. Ginell (2011). "Gerald Wilson Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 16 July 2011.