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Gerald Wilson
real name Gerald Stanley Wilson
Gerald Wilson is credited on 1,413 releases across 330 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,413
Credits
330
Albums
8
Decades active
171
In collections
Biography
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American trumpet player, arranger, composer & bandleader.
Born September 4, 1918 in Shelby, Mississippi, USA.
Died September 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California USA.
Father of jazz guitarist Anthony Wilson.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,413 releases · 330 albums · active 1950–2024
- Performance · 2,527
- Other credits · 96
Studios: United Recording Studios · Pacific Jazz Studios · Capitol Studios · Capitol Studios, New York City
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music
1962

Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music (Volume Two)
1962

The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973

Moment Of Truth
1963

Prelusion
1974

Otto Preminger's Anatomy Of A Murder (From The Sound Track Of The Motion Picture)
1959

Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul
1963

Love's Lines, Angles And Rhymes
1971

Sweet & Sour Tears
1964

Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Volumes 1 & 2
2009

Christmas Cocktails
1996

Ella At Duke's Place
1966

Have A Smile With Me
1964

Falling In Love Is Wonderful
1963

Greatest Country & Western Hits
1988

Daddy Bug & Friends
1976

Virgo Vibes
1967

Leroy Walks!
1958

The Very Best Of Ray Charles

Ray (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2004

The Man Who Invented Soul
2000

Blue Break Beats Volume Two
1993

La Raza
1990

Cotton Club Stars
1984
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Ray Charles
- Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
- Gerald Wilson Orchestra
- Duke Ellington
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Les McCann
- Nancy Wilson
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