There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Jack Wilkin… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Jack Wilkins (born Jack Rivers Lewis on 4 June 1944; died 5 May 2023) was an American jazz guitarist;
2) Jack Wilkins (born Ashby Jackson Wilkins) is an American jazz saxophonist.
1) Jack Wilkins (born Jack Rivers Lewis in Brooklyn, NYC, on 4 June 1944; died 5 May 2023) was an American jazz guitarist. Wilkins grew up listening to his parents' music - Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Billie Holiday. He started playing guitar when he was thirteen. He had an older cousin who played albums for him by Charlie Christian, Tal Farlow, Django Reinhardt, and Johnny Smith. He cited Smith's Designed for You as one of the albums that meant the most to him, in addition to Sounds of Synanon by Joe Pass, Poll Winners by Barney Kessel, The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow, and Interpretations of Tal Farlow. Having studied with John Mehegan early on, learning vibes, piano, and classical guitar, his main instrument throughout his career was jazz guitar. He gained a strong reputation during his long association with Buddy Rich.
While still in his teens, he worked as a guitarist in bands led by Les Elgart, Larry Elgart, Warren Covington, and Sammy Kaye.
Wilkins worked with Dan Armstrong, Lew Soloff, Lew Tabackin, and Lloyd Wells. In his twenties, he worked as a vibraphonist. He formed the band The Jazz Partners and played vibes with pianist Barry Manilow, who admired the work of Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, and Barney Kessel. Wilkins and Manilow arranged songs from Kessel's albums for their group. A copy of his first solo album, Windows (Mainstream, 1973), found its way into the hands of Buddy Rich's manager. Wilkins then became a member of the Buddy Rich septet.
Wilkins also worked with Kenny Barron, Frank Foster, Sonny Fortune, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Jimmy McGriff, Sal Nistico, Zoot Sims, Sonny Stitt, Jack DeJohnette, Phil Woods, and the Brecker Brothers.
He recorded as a sideman with Jack DeJohnette, Eddie Gomez, Phil Woods, Harvie Swartz, and the Brecker Brothers, among others. His own recordings for Mainstream, Music Masters, CTI, and especially his pair of essential Chiaroscuro albums in 1977 (the single CD Merge reissued all of the music except one song) show his talents.
2) Jack Wilkins (born Ashby Jackson Wilkins) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has released "Ridge Lines" in 2002, "The Blue & Green Project" in 2011, "The Rundle Sessions" in 2019.
1) Jack Wilkin… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Jack Wilkins (born Jack Rivers Lewis on 4 June 1944; died 5 May 2023) was an American jazz guitarist;
2) Jack Wilkins (born Ashby Jackson Wilkins) is an American jazz saxophonist.
1) Jack Wilkins (born Jack Rivers Lewis in Brooklyn, NYC, on 4 June 1944; died 5 May 2023) was an American jazz guitarist. Wilkins grew up listening to his parents' music - Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Billie Holiday. He started playing guitar when he was thirteen. He had an older cousin who played albums for him by Charlie Christian, Tal Farlow, Django Reinhardt, and Johnny Smith. He cited Smith's Designed for You as one of the albums that meant the most to him, in addition to Sounds of Synanon by Joe Pass, Poll Winners by Barney Kessel, The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow, and Interpretations of Tal Farlow. Having studied with John Mehegan early on, learning vibes, piano, and classical guitar, his main instrument throughout his career was jazz guitar. He gained a strong reputation during his long association with Buddy Rich.
While still in his teens, he worked as a guitarist in bands led by Les Elgart, Larry Elgart, Warren Covington, and Sammy Kaye.
Wilkins worked with Dan Armstrong, Lew Soloff, Lew Tabackin, and Lloyd Wells. In his twenties, he worked as a vibraphonist. He formed the band The Jazz Partners and played vibes with pianist Barry Manilow, who admired the work of Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, and Barney Kessel. Wilkins and Manilow arranged songs from Kessel's albums for their group. A copy of his first solo album, Windows (Mainstream, 1973), found its way into the hands of Buddy Rich's manager. Wilkins then became a member of the Buddy Rich septet.
Wilkins also worked with Kenny Barron, Frank Foster, Sonny Fortune, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Jimmy McGriff, Sal Nistico, Zoot Sims, Sonny Stitt, Jack DeJohnette, Phil Woods, and the Brecker Brothers.
He recorded as a sideman with Jack DeJohnette, Eddie Gomez, Phil Woods, Harvie Swartz, and the Brecker Brothers, among others. His own recordings for Mainstream, Music Masters, CTI, and especially his pair of essential Chiaroscuro albums in 1977 (the single CD Merge reissued all of the music except one song) show his talents.
2) Jack Wilkins (born Ashby Jackson Wilkins) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has released "Ridge Lines" in 2002, "The Blue & Green Project" in 2011, "The Rundle Sessions" in 2019.
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But Beautiful Love is funny or it's sad, Or it's quiet or…
Emily Emily, Emily, Emily Has the murmuring sound of may All silve…
How Deep is the Ocean How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
How Deep Is The Ocean? How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
Prelude to a Kiss If you hear A song in blue Like a flower crying For the…
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