Gerald Wilson
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For other people named Gerald Wilson, see Gerald Wilson (disambiguation).
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]
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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 |
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