Wesley Prince

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Nat Cole with Oscar Moore and Wesley Prince (right) 1946. Photo: William P. Gottlieb

Clarence Wesley "Wes" Prince (born April 8, 1907 in Pasadena , Los Angeles County ; † October 30, 1980 in Los Angeles ) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues musician ( double bass ).

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Wesley Prince, whose father was a preacher, was a brother of jazz musician Henry Prince (who played with Les Hite ) and a cousin of R&B musician Peppy Prince . 1938-41 he played in the trio of pianist and singer Nat King Cole with Oscar Moore . He was also involved in recordings by Louis Armstrong (1936) and King Perry (1946). Under his own name he played several tracks for Excelsior Records . In the field of jazz he was involved in 29 recording sessions between 1936 and 1946. For Nate Cole he wrote the song "Gone with the Draft" in 1940, which alluded to the then popular Hollywood film Gone with the Wind as well as the fact that Cole escaped being called up for military service due to his flat feet. In August 1942, Wesley himself was drafted into military service. In later years he worked full-time in the aircraft industry.

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Individual evidence

  1. a b Bob L. Eagle, Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues: A Regional Experience , 2013, p. 408
  2. Klaus Teubig; Straighten Up and Fly Right: A Chronology and Discography . 1994
  3. Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 10, 2015)
  4. ^ Guido van Rijn: Roosevelt's Blues: African-American Blues and Gospel . 1995, page 147
  5. JazzTimes Dec. 1994