For other people named Gerald Wilson, see Gerald Wilson (disambiguation).
Gerald Wilson
Wilson in 2005
Background information
Birth name
Gerald Stanley Wilson
Born
(1918-09-04)September 4, 1918 Shelby, Mississippi, U.S.
Died
September 8, 2014(2014-09-08) (aged 96)[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Jazz, pop
Occupation(s)
Musician, composer, bandleader
Instrument(s)
Trumpet
Years active
1938–2012
Labels
Capitol, Pacific Jazz, Discovery, Mack Avenue
Musical artist
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]
^ abDon 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.
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