Vance Wilson (musician)

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]

Vance Wilson
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Saxophonist
InstrumentsTenor sax, alto sax
Years active1948-1960s

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. Porter, Lewis (1999) John Coltrane: his life and music, p. 55. University of Michigan Press at Google Books. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  8. Sax man Vance E. Wilson dies at 85 Philly.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  9. Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians Archived 2013-11-08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 30 April 2013.
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