Gerald Stanley Wilson was born Sept. 04, 1918 in Shelby, Mississippi. He pl… Read Full Bio ↴Gerald Stanley Wilson was born Sept. 04, 1918 in Shelby, Mississippi. He played trumpet and was active in the jazz seen in the 1940s - 2000s. He is mainly known in Los Angeles and the West Coast jazz scenes.
In 1932, he moved with his family from Memphis to Detroit. In Detroit, he studied music in high school and played with the Plantation Music Orchestra.
Eventually, Wilson would write scores for Ellington, Basie, and Gillespie. In the fifties, he performed with small groups led by Buddy Collette, Curtis Counce and Leroy Vinnagar and began a career as one of the finest west coast arrangers, working in film and television. His behind-the-scenes association with Ellington intensified, and continued until Duke's death in 1974.

Lighthouse Blues
Gerald Wilson Orchestra Lyrics

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Ain't It A Drag Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Aquarius When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns…
Baby Baby Don't Cry Nothing so blue as a heart in pain, Nothing so sad…
California Soul Like a sound you hear That lingers in your ear You can't…

I Concentrate on You Whenever skies look gray to me And trouble begins to brew, W…
You Better Believe It That I do love you And my love is true Don't go…

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