Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson was the definitive swing pianist, a solid and impeccable soloist whose smooth and steady style was more accessible to the general public than players like Earl Hines or Art Tatum. He picked up early experience playing with Speed Webb in 1929 and appearing on some Louis Armstrong recordings in 1933. Discovered by John Hammond, Willie joined Benny Carter's band and recorded with the Chocolate Dandies later that year. In 1935, he began leading a series of classic small-group recordings with swing all-stars that on many occasions featured Billie Holiday. That was also the year that an informal jam session with Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa resulted in the formation of the Benny Goodman Trio (Lionel Hampton made the group a quartet the following year). Although he was a special added attraction rather than a regular member of the orchestra, Wilson's public appearances with Goodman broke important ground in the long struggle against segregation.
Between his own dates, many recordings with Benny Goodman's small groups and a series of piano solos, Teddy Wilson recorded a large number of gems during the second half of the 1930s. He left B.G. in 1939 to form his own big band but, despite some fine records, it folded in 1940. Wilson led a sextet at Cafe Society from 1940 to 1944, taught music at Juilliard during the summers of 1945 to 1952, appeared on radio shows, and recorded regularly with a trio, as a soloist, and with pick-up groups in addition to having occasional reunions with Goodman. During the '60s, he worked as music director for the Dick Cavett Show, and he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music in 1979. Teddy Wilson died of stomach cancer on July 31, 1986 at the age of 73.
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Stomping At The Savoy
Jazz - Released by 1201 MUSIC on Jun 18, 1967
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The Dutch Swing College Band Meets Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson, The Dutch Swing College Band
Jazz - Released by Timeless Records on Jan 1, 1973
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Revisits the Goodman Years
Teddy Wilson, Jesper Lundgård, Ed Thigpen
Jazz - Released by Storyville Records on Nov 19, 2004
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The Noble Art Of Teddy Wilson
Jazz - Released by Storyville on Apr 20, 2000
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The Complete Verve Recordings
Jazz - Released by Verve Reissues on Jan 1, 1997
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The Impeccable Mr. Wilson
Jazz - Released by Verve Reissues on Jan 1, 2000
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And His All Stars
Jazz - Released by Chiaroscuro Records on Mar 4, 2002
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Solo Piano - The Keystone Transriptions
Jazz - Released by Storyville on Sep 20, 1997
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Nice Work If You Can Get It
Jazz - Released by LRC Ltd. - Groove Merchant Records on Jan 13, 2014
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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast
Marian McPartland, Teddy Wilson
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on Jan 1, 2005
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For Quiet Lovers
Jazz - Released by Verve Reissues on Aug 31, 2020
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Intimate Listening
Jazz - Released by Verve Reissues on Jan 1, 1956
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Teddy Wilson
Jazz - Released by LRC Ltd. - Groove Merchant Records on Jan 1, 2003
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Teddy Wilson and the Dutch Swing College Band
Teddy Wilson, The Dutch Swing College Band
Jazz - Released by Archive of Folk & Jazz Music on Nov 19, 1972
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The Teddy Wilson Trio
Jazz - Released by Storyville on Jun 20, 2000
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Lionel Hampton Presents Teddy Wilson
Jazz - Released by Good Time Records on Jul 30, 1977
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Piano Moods (Expanded Edition)
Jazz - Released by Columbia - Legacy on Jul 1, 1950
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I Love a Piano
Teddy Wilson, Mel Powell, Mary Lou Williams
Jazz - Released by Esquire Records on Dec 14, 2021
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