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Wilson, Gerald, 1918-2014

LC control no.n 83163533
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LC classificationML410.W7147 Biography
Personal name headingWilson, Gerald, 1918-2014
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See alsoCorporate body: Gerald Wilson Orchestra
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Birth date1918-09-04
Death date2014-09-08
Place of birthShelby (Miss.)
Place of deathLos Angeles (Calif.)
Field of activityJazz Big band music Arrangement (Music)
Profession or occupationComposers Arrangers (Musicians) Conductors (Music) Trumpet players Jazz musicians Disc jockeys
Found inGerald Wilson Orchestra. The best of the Gerald Wilson Orchestra [SR] p1978: container (Gerald Wilson, composer, arranger, musician, lecturer, disk jockey)
Feather, L. Encyc. of jazz in the seventies, c1976 (Wilson, Gerald Stanley; b. 9-4-18, Shelby, Miss.)
New York times (online), viewed Sept. 10, 2014 (in obituary published Sept. 9: Gerald Wilson; b. Gerald Stanley Wilson, Sept. 4, 1918, Shelby, Miss.; d. Monday [Sept. 8, 2014], Los Angeles, aged 96; his eight-decade career as a jazz composer, arranger, big-band leader, and trumpeter spanned generations, styles, and geography)