Jack Wilson Quartet

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"Jack Wilson was a talented, if understated, mainstream jazz pianist. Wilson's music had elements of hard bop, swing, cool jazz and soul-jazz, and it was all tied together by his tasteful playing. Wilson was born in Chicago, but his family moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana whe he was seven years old. Two years later, Wilson began to learn piano. Between 1949 and 1954, he studied with Carl Atkinson at the Fort Wayne College of Music. During that time, he became infatuated with the George Shearing Quintet. He picked up the baritone saxophone, which he played in the high school band, and then began playing locally with a small combo he led. Just before his fifteenth birthday, he became the youngest member of the Fort Wayne Musicians Union. When he was 17, he played as a substitute in James Moody's band for a couple of weeks. Following his high school graduation, he attended the University of Indiana for a year and a half. At the school, he met Freddie Hubbard, Slide Hampton, Dave Baker and Jerry Coker. Once he left college, he moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he worked with local musicians, including Nancy Wilson and Roland Kirk. After spending a year in Columbus, he moved to Atlantic City, where he led the house band at the Cotton Club. Dinah Washington passed through the club while Wilson worked there and invited him to join her band. He accepted the offer and spent a year performing with her, eventually moving to Chicago in 1958. A year later, he made his recording debut as a sidem

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Ramblin' (Digitally Remastered)

Ramblin'

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Funky16Corners Radio v.37 - 3rd Anniversary Mix - Illuminated

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Modality 4

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The Jack Wilson Quartet Featuring Roy Ayers

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Ramblin' (1966)

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Great Takes On 60's Soundtrack Classics

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RAMBLIN

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Ramblin´

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VV XMAS 2006: Alanmck

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Funky 16 Corners Radio v.37 - Illuminated

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VA - Funky 16 Corners Vol 37 - Illuminated

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