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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.
Sep 10, 2014 · Gerald Wilson, whose eight-decade career as a jazz composer, arranger, big-band leader and trumpeter spanned generations, styles and geography, died on Monday in Los Angeles. He was 96. His...
Sep 8, 2014 · Gerald Wilson was a leading trumpeter, composer, and arranger of big bands in jazz, known for his use of multiple harmonies and his integration of blues and other styles. He worked for the Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, and Billie Holiday bands, and influenced many musicians, including Eric Dolphy and Roy Haynes.
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May 14, 2018 · Learn about Gerald Wilson, a jazz arranger and band leader who worked with Jimmy Lunceford, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie and others. Find out his biography, discography, awards and sources.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gerald Wilson, the dynamic jazz big band leader, composer and arranger whose career spanned more than 75 years, has died. He was 96. Wilson’s son, jazz guitarist Anthony Wilson, said his father died Monday at his Los Angeles home from pneumonia.
Sep 9, 2014 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gerald Wilson, the dynamic jazz musician whose career spanned more than 75 years, has died. He was 96. Wilson’s son, Anthony Wilson, said his father died Monday at his Los Angeles home from pneumonia. The big band leader began his career in the 1930s as a trumpeter for Jimmy Lunceford’s band before forming his own group in 1944.
Sep 9, 2014 · Gerald Wilson was a dynamic jazz musician who played trumpet, composed and arranged for many famous bands and singers. He led his own big band for over 75 years and received the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master award in 1990.
