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. In addition to being a band leader, Wilson wrote arrangements for Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles, Julie London, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Carter, Lionel Hampton, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, and Nancy Wilson.
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Sean Jones
American musician
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Snooky Young
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Jimmie Lunceford
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Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
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Anthony Wilson
musician
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Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
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Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
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Barbara Morrison
American singer
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Gil Fuller
American jazz arranger/composer and bandleader
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Carmell Jones
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Ben Webster
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Lou Blackburn
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Buddy Collette
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Teddy Edwards
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Willie Smith
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Billy Childs
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Jack Nimitz
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Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
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Trummy Young
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Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
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Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
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Steve Wilson
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Terell Stafford
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Harold Land
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Al Schmitt
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Willie Cook
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Kamasi Washington
jazz saxophonist
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Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Ernestine Anderson
American jazz and blues singer
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Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
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Aaron Diehl
American jazz pianist
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Ernie Andrews
American singer
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Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Jimmy Witherspoon
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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Renee Rosnes
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Kenny Garrett
American musician
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Reunald Jones
American musician
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Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
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Gregg Field
American music producer and musician
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John Beasley
American jazz pianist, bandleader, and producer of music in film and television
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Don Ellis
American jazz musician
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
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Conte Candoli
American musician
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Victor Gaskin
American bassist
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Dee Dee Bridgewater
American singer
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Jack Wilson
American pianist (1936-2007)
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Rodney Whitaker
American jazz double bass player, educator
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Christian McBride
American musician
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Jackie Kelso
musician
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Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
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Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
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Gary Foster
Musician, Instrumentalist
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Bobby Shew
American musician
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Bill Cunliffe
American musician
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Terence Blanchard
American musician and composer
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Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
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Ron Blake
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Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Gilbert Castellanos
Mexican-born American jazz trumpeter
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Kye Palmer
American musician
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Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew