
Teddy Wilson
Famed for breaking the "colour bar" in jazz, pianist Teddy Wilson (1912-86) starred with Benny Goodman, made classic recordings with Billie Holiday and set a life-long standard for impeccable musicianship. Geoffrey Smith picks some favourite tracks.
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Teddy Wilson
Once Upon A Time
- The Teddy Wilson Collection - 1933 - 41.
- Fabulous.
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Billie Holiday & Wilson, Teddy With Billie Holiday, Voc.
What A Little Moonlight Can Do
- Lady Day - The Best of Billie Holiday.
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Benny Goodman & Benny Goodman
After You've Gone
- The Quintessence.
- Fremeaux.
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Benny Goodman & Benny Goodman
Time On My Hands
- The Quintessence.
- Fremeaux.
- 16.
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Billie Holiday & Billie Holiday
Easy To Love
- Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday.
- Columbia/Legacy.
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Teddy Wilson
All My Life
- The Teddy Wilson Collection - 1933 - 41.
- Fabulous.
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Billie Holiday
I'll Never Be The Same
- The Legacy (1933-1958).
- Columbia/Legacy.
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Teddy Wilson & Teddy Wilson
Mary Had A Little Lamb
- The Teddy Wilson Collection - 1933 - 41.
- Fabulous.
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Teddy Wilson & Benny Goodman
Don't Blame Me
- The Quintessence.
- Fremeaux.
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Teddy Wilson & Benny Goodman
Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea
- The Quintessence.
- Fremeaux.
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Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra
Jungle Love
- The Quintessence.
- Fremeaux.
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Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra
I Never Knew
- The Teddy Wilson Collection - 1933 - 41.
- Fabulous.
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Coleman Hawkins & Coleman Hawkins
Make Believe
- The Master.
- Le Jazz.
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Teddy Wilson & Teddy Wilson and His Trio
Fine and Dandy
- Teddy Wilson Trio and Jo Jones: Complete Recordings.
- Essential Jazz Classics.
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The Lester Young — Teddy Wilson Quartet
All of Me
Performer: The Lester Young — Teddy Wilson Quartet. Performer: Lester Young. Performer: Teddy Wilson. Performer: Gene Ramey. Performer: JOE JONES.- Pres and Teddy: The Lester Young Teddy Wilson Quartet.
- Verve.
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Performers:
Title:Once Upon A Time
Artist:Teddy Wilson
Composers: Carter/Moen
Album Title: The Teddy Wilson Collection - 1933 - 41
Label:Fabulous Catalogue No: FABCD 357
Duration: 03:32
Performers: Max Kaminsky, (tp); Benny Carter, (tp); Floyd O’Brien, (tb); Chu Berry, (ts); Teddy Wilson, (p); Lawrence “Larry” Lucie, (g); Ernest Hill, (b); Sidney Catlett, (d)
Title:What a Little Moonlight Can Do
Artist: Teddy Wilson with Billie Holiday
Composers: Woods/Barker
Album Title: Too Hot For Words
Label:HEP Catalogue No: HEPCD-1012
Duration: 02:56
Performers: Roy Eldridge, (trumpet); Benny Goodman, (clarinet); Ben Webster, (tenor saxophone); Teddy Wilson, (piano); John Trueheart, (guitar); John Kirby, (string bass); Cozy Cole, (drums).
Title:After You've Gone
Artist: Benny Goodman
Composers: Turner/Layton
Album Title: The Quintessence
Label:Fremeaux Catalogue No: FA 240
Duration: 02:46
Performers: Benny Goodman, (cl); Teddy Wilson, (p); Gene Krupa, (d)
Title:Time On My Hands
Artist: Benny Goodman
Composers: Adamson/Gordon/Youmans
Album Title: The Quintessence
Label:Fremeaux Catalogue No: FA 240
Duration: 03:34
Performers: Benny Goodman, (cl); Teddy Wilson, (p); Gene Krupa, (d)
Title:Easy To Love
Artist: Billie Holiday
Composers: Cole Porter
Album Title: Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday
Label:Columbia/Legacy Catalogue No: COL-504722
Duration: 03:10
Performers: Irving “Mouse” Randolph, trumpet; Vido Musso, clarinet; Ben Webster, tenor saxophone; Teddy Wilson, piano; Allan Reuss, guitar; Milt Hinton, string bass; Gene Krupa, drums
Title:All My Life
Artist: Teddy Wilson
Composers: Stept/Anderson
Album Title: The Teddy Wilson Collection - 1933 - 41
Label:Fabulous Catalogue No: FABCD 357
Duration: 03:12
Performers: Frank Newton, trumpet; Benny Morton, trombone; Jerry Blake, clarinet; Teddy McRae, tenor saxophone; Teddy Wilson, piano; John Trueheart, guitar; Leemie Stanfield, bass; Cozy Cole, drums; Ella Fitzgerald, vocals.
Title:I'll Never Be The Same
Artist: Billie Holiday
Composers: Kahn/Malneck/Signorelli
Album Title: The Legacy (1933-1958)
Label:Columbia/Legacy Catalogue No: C3K-47724
Duration: 03:01
Performers: Buck Clayton, trumpet; Buster Bailey, clarinet; Lester Young, tenor saxophone; Teddy Wilson, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Walter Page, string bass; Jo Jones, drums; Billie Holiday, vocals.
Title:Mary Had a Little Lamb
Artist: Teddy Wilson
Composers: Symes/Malneck
Album Title: The Teddy Wilson Collection - 1933 - 41
Label:Fabulous Catalogue No: FABCD 357
Duration: 02:55
Performers: Teddy Wilson, piano; Roy Eldridge, trumpet and vocal; Chu Berry, tenor; Buster Bailey, clarinet; Bob Lessey, guitar; Israel Crosby, bass; Sid Catlett, drums.
Title:Don't Blame Me
Artist: Teddy Wilson
Composers: D.Fields/J.McHugh,
Album Title: The Quintessence
Label:Fremeaux Catalogue No: FA 240
Duration: 03:00
Performers: Teddy Wilson, piano
Title:Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
Artist: Teddy Wilson
Composers: Arlen/Koehler
Album Title: The Quintessence
Label:Fremeaux Catalogue No: FA 240
Duration: 02:40
Performers: Teddy Wilson
Title:Jungle Love
Artist: Teddy Wilson
Composers: L. Robin / R. Rainger
Album Title: The Quintessence
Label:Fremeaux Catalogue No: FA 240
Duration: 02:50
Performers: Bobby Hackett, cnt; Pee-Wee Russell, cl; Johnny Hodges, as; Teddy Wilson, p; Allen Reuss, g; Al Hall, b; Johnny Blowers, d.
Title:I Never Knew
Artist: Teddy Wilson
Composers: Fiorito/Kahn
Album Title: The Teddy Wilson Collection - 1933 - 41
Label:Fabulous Catalogue No: FABCD 357
Duration: 02:39
Performers: Teddy Wilson, piano; Eddie Gibbs, guitar; Al Hall, bass; Yank Porter, drums
Title:Make Believe
Artist: Coleman Hawkins
Composers: Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
Album Title: The Master
Label:Le Jazz Catalogue No: CD37
Duration: 04:41
Performers: Coleman Hawkins, ts; Teddy Wilson, p; John Kirby, b; Sid Catlett, d.
Title:Fine and Dandy
Artist: Teddy Wilson and His Trio
Composers: Kay Swift/Paul James
Album Title: Teddy Wilson Trio and Jo Jones: Complete Recordings
Label:Essential Jazz Classics Catalogue No: 55408
Duration: 03:31
Performers: Teddy Wilson, piano; Jo Jones, drums; Milton Hinton, bass.
Title:All of Me
Artist: Lester Young
Composers: Simons/Marks
Album Title: Pres and Teddy: The Lester Young & Teddy Wilson Quartet
Label:Verve Catalogue No: 8312702-(1)
Duration 05:07
Performers: Lester Young, tenor sax; Teddy Wilson, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
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