Vance_Wilson_(musician)

Vance Wilson (musician)

Vance Wilson (musician)

American saxophonist (1925–2010)

Vance E. Wilson (February 28, 1925 – August 10, 2010)[1] was an American jazz alto and tenor sax player based in Philadelphia[2] most known for playing lead tenor and alto sax on Clifford Brown's first recording in 1952, The Beginning and the End (Columbia, 1973),[3][4][5] as a member of Chris Powell's Five Blue Flames, together with Osie Johnson[6] at a double recording session in Chicago.[7]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

After settling in Philadelphia in around 1946,[8] Wilson studied classical music at the Ornstein School of Music together with John Coltrane[9] and Bill Barron. He also played in the first house band at Philadelphia's Club 421, a lineup led by Charlie Rice, and featuring Bob Bushnell (musician), Red Garland and Johnny Hughes,[10] as well as leading his own bands there.[8]

In 1958 he joined Steve Gibson and the Red Caps.[9]

A friend of Count Basie's, he didn't join his orchestra because he was tired of touring,[9] one of the reasons he retired from the music business in the 1960s.

References

  1. [1]
    "Vance e Wilson in US, Social Security Death Index".
  2. [2]
    Jimmy Heath and Joseph McLaren (2010) I Walked With Giants: The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath, p. 15. Temple University Press at Google Books. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  3. [3]
    Porter, Lewis (1999) John Coltrane: his life and music, p. 34. University of Michigan Press at Google Books. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  4. [4]
    Review 6 Oct 1951 Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  5. [5]
    Clifford Brown Discography Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  6. [6]
    Porter, Lewis (1999) John Coltrane: his life and music, p. 92. University of Michigan Press at Google Books. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  7. [7]
    Clifford Brown Catalog Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  8. [8]
    Porter, Lewis (1999) John Coltrane: his life and music, p. 55. University of Michigan Press at Google Books. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  9. [9]
    Sax man Vance E. Wilson dies at 85 Philly.com. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  10. [10]
    Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians Archived November 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 30, 2013.
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