Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gerald Stanley Wilson |
| Born | September 4, 1918 Shelby, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | September 8, 2014 (aged 96) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, bandleader |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
| Years active | 1938–2012 |
| Labels | Capitol, Pacific Jazz, Discovery, Mack Avenue |
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. 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.