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Gerald Wilson
tr, 1918-2014 US, Shelby, Mississippi
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Jazz
A.k.a. Gerald Stanley Wilson
Gerald Stanley Wilson (September 4, 1918 – September 8, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer/arranger, and educator, who was based in Los Angeles since the early 1940s. In addition to being a band leader, Wilson wrote arrangements for many other prominent artists including 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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Popular Tracks 
Moody Blue on You Better Believe It! by Gerald Wilson Sax Chase on In My Time by Gerald Wilson You Better Change Your Way Of Lovin' on 1945-1946 by Gerald Wilson Blues For Yna Yna on You Better Believe It! by Gerald Wilson Ray's Vision At The U on In My Time by Gerald Wilson Viva Tirado on Blue Break Beats Vol. 2 by Various Artists So What on Orchestra Portraits by Gerald Wilson Milestones on Rare Jazz By Bart & Baker by Bart & Baker Dorian on In My Time by Gerald Wilson Come Back To Sorrento on State Street Sweet by Gerald WilsonTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| You Better Believe It! + Moment Of Truth | Gerald Wilson | 2013 | Compil. |
| You Better Believe / Moment Of Truth | Gerald Wilson | 2013 | Compil. |
| They All Had Rhythm ~ '45 - '46 | Benny Carter, Jimmy Mundy, Gerald Wilson | 2012 | Compil. |
| In Chronology - 1945-1946 | Gerald Wilson | 2009 | Album |
| The Artist Selects | Gerald Wilson | 2005 | Compil. |
| Central Avenue Sounds, Jazz In Los Angeles (1921-1956) | Wardell Gray, Nat King Cole, Dexter Gordon, Jelly Roll Morton, T-Bone Walker, Art Tatum, Lionel Hampton, Charles Mingus, Gerald Wilson, Benny Carter | 1999 | Compil. |
| Brother Rap / California Soul | Bobby Hutcherson / Gerald Wilson | 1998 | Single |
| Suite Memories | Gerald Wilson | 1996 | Album |
| Soft Touch | Buddy Collette Quintet Featuring Gerald Wilson, Al Viola, Wilfred Middlebrooks, Earl Palmer | 1996 | Compil. |
| Groovin' High | Gerald Wilson, Wilbert Baranco, Jimmy Mundy | 1977 | Album |
| Brass Bag | Lawrence Lofton & Carmell Jones With The Arrangements Of Gerald Wilson | 1962 | Album |
| Moment Of Truth | Gerald Wilson | 1962 | Single |
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