Ernest Brooks Wilkins Jr. (born July 20, 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri; died June 5, 1999 in Copenhagen) was a jazz arranger and writer who also played tenor saxophone. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the Saxophone family a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s He might be best known for his work with Count Basie. William "Count" Basie ( August 21, 1904 &ndash April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, Organist He also wrote for Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, and Dizzy Gillespie. Tommy Dorsey ( November 19 1905 &ndash November 26 1956) was an American Jazz Trombonist, Trumpeter Harry James ( March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American Musician and Band leader, and a well-known John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( October 21 1917 &ndash January 6 1993) was an American Jazz Trumpeter In addition to that he was musical director for albums by Cannonball Adderley, Dinah Washington, Oscar Peterson, and Buddy Rich. Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley ( September 15 1928 – August 8 1975) was a Jazz alto saxophonist of Dinah Washington ( August 29, 1924 &ndash December 14, 1963) was a Blues, R&B and Jazz singer Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt ( 15 August 1925 – 23 December 2007) was a Canadian Bernard "Buddy" Rich ( September 30 1917 &ndash April 2 1987) was an American jazz drummer and Bandleader [1]
In his early career he had played in a military band and was then in Earl Hines's last big band. Earl Kenneth Hines, universally known as Earl "Fatha" Hines, ( 28 December, 1903 Duquesne Pennsylvania &ndash 22 April In 1951 he began working with Basie he wrote songs like Every Day I Have The Blues. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January After 1955 he went free-lance as a jazz arranger and writer of songs as he was much in demand at that time. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) His success declined in the 1960s, but revived after work with Clark Terry. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Clark Terry (born December 14, 1920) nicknamed Mumbles, is a Grammy Award-winning American swing and bop Trumpeter, a This led to his touring Europe and eventually settling in Denmark, where he would live for the rest of his life. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe [2]
In Denmark he formed the "Almost Big Band" so he could write for a band of his own formation. The idea was partly inspired by his wife Jenny. Denmark at that time had several promising jazz musicians, it also had noted American expatriates like Kenny Drew and Ed Thigpen who joined the band. Kenneth Sidney (Kenny Drew ( August 28, 1928 &ndash August 4, 1993) was an American Jazz Pianist. Edmund Leonard (Ed Thigpen (born December 28, 1930) is an American jazz drummer born in Chicago Illinois, perhaps best-known for The band released four albums, but after 1991 he became too ill to do much with it. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. [3]
Ernie Wilkins died on June 5, 1999 of a stroke. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
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