[78-L] Gerald Wilson

[Royal Pemberton]

He also did arranging and conducting for others....I have one of them, a
1963 Nancy Wilson LP YESTERDAY'S LOVE SONGS, TODAY'S BLUES (Capitol T/ST
2012).  Brilliant stuff!

On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 3:18 PM, David Lennick <
dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid> wrote:

>
> I'll have to look for the one United Artist disc I have of him.
>
> dl
>
> 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?
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr.
> >>>
> >>> Technology...thoughtfully, responsibly.
> >>>
> >>> Visit me at http://citroen.cappyfabrics.com
> >>>
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