Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jack Wilson (jazz pianist)

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

[edit] Jack Wilson (jazz pianist)

The result was Speedy Keep/Withdrawn by nominator. Non-admin closure. Hersfold (t/a/c) 03:29, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

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Article has no sources, and I'm having difficulty finding any online. Notability seems somewhat shaky, particularly due to the lack of references. If sources could be found for those claims, then this may be OK. Also written from a very non-neutral point of view, and Wikipedia is not a memorial site. Hersfold (t/a/c) 16:38, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

  • I did notice that site, but it appears to be a blog, which is generally considered unreliable. That's why I disregarded it originally. Hersfold (t/a/c) 17:10, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Should've checked that link before I did the searching below :) That's actually the website of Verve Records, one of the most influential labels in jazz, enabled for comments but not a blog, and the text is taken from a bio at allmusicguide, which can be used to back up the article. Unfortunately, there's another jazz pianist called Jack Wilson, British, and his bio is the one you'll get if you search directly at AMG. Presumably a technical problem — you get the photos of this Jack Wilson but the bio of the British one. I've reported it on the feedback form there. Thomjakobsen 20:49, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Article probably needs cleanup and sourcing, but I'm convinced of his notability: this confirms that he was Dinah Washington's pianist, this gives support to the claim that Jimmy Cobb was his drummer, and this has an album sleeve confirming that Roy Ayers played with his quartet. I haven't heard of him, but those were the three names that really stood out, and if he's recorded with them (especially as band leader), he's definitely a notable jazz musician. Thomjakobsen 20:31, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep needs to be rewritten and cleaned up but this person is notable.Ridernyc 00:49, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Nomination Withdrawn After reviewing the comments above, and discussing the matter with Thomjakobsen, I am withdrawing this AfD as a sign of good faith to the author and those who have shown an interest in working with the article. The British guy was rather messing up my search results, and I hadn't realized that the blog post was a mirror of a more reliable source. I did note that the version I found was on Verve Records, however the format of the page was somewhat confusing and I was therefore still uncertain as to the reliability. As for the other portion of the nomination (the NPOV issues), there does appear to be some interest in working with this article, and I am more than willing to give said work a fair chance to take place. I have tagged the page with cleanup tags, and so hopefully those issues will be worked on. Hersfold (t/a/c) 03:29, 9 October 2007 (UTC)


The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.