Chuck Wilson
Charles Dee "Chuck" Wilson (born July 31, 1948 in Wichita Falls ; † October 16, 2018 ) was an American jazz musician ( alto saxophone , also other woodwind instruments ).
Act
Wilson began playing the saxophone at the age of eleven; he led his own trio as a schoolboy. He graduated from North Texas State University . Since then he has played in various big bands , first with Jerry Gray and (between 1977 and 1980) with Buddy Rich . During the 1980s he worked in New York as a studio musician , but was also part of the ensembles of Tito Puente (1980–81), Gerry Mulligan (1981–1989), Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (1982–1992), Bob Wilber ( 1983), Loren Schoenberg (1984), Benny Goodman (1985-86), Buck Clayton (1986-90), and Walt Levinsky . He was also a member of the Howard Alden and Dan Barrett quintet . Since 1996 he has led his own band, Chuck Wilson and Friends , in which Murray Wall , Alden and Joel Helleny were active. In 2010 his debut album Echos of Spring was released .
Since 1991 he has continued to work as a musician in numerous performances on Broadway . He also performed with The Young Generation of Swing in Germany. Between 1968 and 2009 he was involved in 104 recordings in the field of jazz.
Lexical entries
- Gary W. Kennedy, Chuck Wilson . Grove Jazz online.
Web links
- Chuck Wilson at Allmusic (English)
- Chuck Wilson at Discogs (English)
- Dan Barrett : Remembering Chuck Wilson. Local 802 Musicians' Union, March 6, 2019, accessed March 11, 2019 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary
- ↑ Entry (Internet Broadway Database)
- ↑ Album In Concert at the Rems-Murr-Jazztage, Volume 1 , with Randy Sandke , Jon-Erik Kellso , Ralph Hesse (tp), Dan Barrett , John Allred (tb), Rainer Heute (as, bar), Harry Allen , Christian Plattner (ts), Mike Goetz (p), Howard Alden (git), Alec Dankworth (b), Gregor Beck (dr), Terrie Richards (voc)
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wilson, Chuck |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilson, Charles Dee |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (alto saxophone, also other woodwind instruments) |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1948 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wichita Falls |
DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 2018 |