Shadow Wilson
| Shadow Wilson | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rossiere Wilson |
| Born |
September 25, 1919 Yonkers, New York, US |
| Died | July 11, 1959 (aged 39) New York City, US |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Drums |
Rossiere "Shadow" Wilson (September 25, 1919 – July 11, 1959) was an American jazz drummer.
Much of Wilson's early work was with swing jazz orchestras. He played with Frankie Fairfax's Campus Club Orchestra in 1936, with Lucky Millinder in 1939, and following this, with Benny Carter, Tiny Bradshaw, Lionel Hampton, Earl Hines, Count Basie, and Woody Herman. Later in his career he played with Illinois Jacquet, Erroll Garner, Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Newman, Lee Konitz, Sonny Stitt, Phil Woods, Gene Quill, and Tadd Dameron. The drummer was known to sit in at the famed Minton's Playhouse. His nickname came from "his beautiful light touch with brushes", in the words of bassist Peter Ind. Wilson's life was ended by a heroin overdose in July 1959.
With Kenny Burrell
With Tadd Dameron
With Illinois Jacquet
With J. J. Johnson
With Thad Jones
with Lee Konitz
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