[78-L] Gerald Wilson

[David Lennick]

I'll have to look for the one United Artist disc I have of him.

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On 9/10/2014 9:49 AM, Jeff Sultanof wrote:
>
> Wilson's 1944-47 big band was one of the most progressive bands of the era,
> and is still not as well known as it should be, because it recorded for
> such small labels as Excelsior and Black and White. Wilson was just about
> to sign a contract with Mercury when he decided that he was becoming famous
> too soon, and wanted to educate himself further in music. Of course in a
> matter of months, both Ellington and Basie wanted him to work for them.
>
> There is a CD of his Jubilee broadcasts, and since they are perhaps the
> only live performances of this ensemble extant, they are invaluable.
>
> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Cary Ginell<soundthink at live.com.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> I took "Introduction to Jazz" from Wilson back in 1976 when I was an
>> undergrad at Cal State University Northridge. The class was an eye-opener.
>> Wilson was smart, he was funny, he played hip records, and he had an
>> entertaining way of teaching that stuck with me for years. I got to
>> interview him in the mid-90s and he remembered me as the "cat who likes
>> Jimmy Smith." Loved the man.
>>
>> I only recently got a copy of his "Algerian Fantasy" on Federal, which has
>> a hot Afro-Cuban flute solo that I love.
>>
>> Cary Ginell
>>
>> On Sep 9, 2014, at 5:49 PM, Mark Bardenwerper<citrogsa at charter.net.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> died Monday at 96. Any thoughts?
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