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Gerald Wilson
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Distinctive jazz band leader, writer, and arranger.
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Active
1930s - 2010s
Born
September 4, 1918
in
Shelby, MS
Died
September 8, 2014
in
Los Angeles, CA
Genre
Jazz
Styles
Big Band
,
Hard Bop
,
Spoken Word
,
Traditional Pop
,
Progressive Jazz
,
Post-Bop
,
West Coast Jazz
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