Vance Wilson (musician)

Vance Wilson
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Saxophonist
Instruments Tenor sax, alto sax
Years active 1948-1960s

Vance E. Wilson (Lancaster, 1925-10 August 2010) was a jazz alto and tenor sax player based in Philadelphia[1] most known for playing lead tenor and alto sax on Clifford Brown's first recording in 1952, The Beginning and the End (Columbia, 1973),[2][3][4] as a member of Chris Powell's Five Blue Flames, together with Osie Johnson[5] at a double recording session in Chicago.[6]

After settling in Philadelphia in around 1946,[7] Wilson studied classical music at the Ornstein School of Music together with John Coltrane[8] 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,[9] as well as leading his own bands there.[7]

In 1958 he joined Steve Gibson and the Red Caps.[8]

A friend of Count Basie's, he didn’t join his orchestra because he was tired of touring,[8] one of the reasons he retired from the music business in the 1960s.

References

  1. ↑ Jimmy Heath and Joseph McLaren (2010) I Walked With Giants: The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath, p. 15. Temple University Press at Google Books. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Porter, Lewis (1999) John Coltrane: his life and music, p. 34. University of Michigan Press at Google Books. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Review 6 Oct 1951 Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Clifford Brown Discography Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  5. ↑ Porter, Lewis (1999) John Coltrane: his life and music, p. 92. University of Michigan Press at Google Books. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  6. ↑ Clifford Brown Catalog Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  7. 1 2 Porter, Lewis (1999) John Coltrane: his life and music, p. 55. University of Michigan Press at Google Books. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 Sax man Vance E. Wilson dies at 85 Philly.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  9. ↑ Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians Retrieved 30 April 2013.
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