Vance Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 28, 1925 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 10, 2010 (aged 85) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Saxophonist |
| Instrument(s) | Tenor sax, alto sax |
| Years active | 1948–1960s |
Vance E. Wilson (February 28, 1925 – August 10, 2010) [1] was an American jazz alto and tenor sax player based in Philadelphia [2] most known for playing lead tenor and alto sax on Clifford Brown's first recording in 1952, The Beginning and the End (Columbia, 1973), [3] [4] [5] as a member of Chris Powell's Five Blue Flames, together with Osie Johnson [6] at a double recording session in Chicago. [7]
After settling in Philadelphia in around 1946, [8] Wilson studied classical music at the Ornstein School of Music together with John Coltrane [9] and Bill Barron. He also played in the first house band at Philadelphia's Club 421, a lineup led by Charlie Rice, and featuring Bob Bushnell (musician), Red Garland and Johnny Hughes, [10] as well as leading his own bands there. [8]
In 1958 he joined Steve Gibson and the Red Caps. [9]
A friend of Count Basie's, he didn't join his orchestra because he was tired of touring, [9] one of the reasons he retired from the music business in the 1960s.
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