Theodore Shaw "Teddy" Wilson (November 24, 1912 – July 31, 1986) was an American jazz pianist whose sophisticated and elegant style was featured on the records of many of the biggest names in jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.
Wilson was born in Austin, Texas in 1912. He studied piano and violin at Tuskegee Institute. After working in the Lawrence
Noted jazz producer and writer John Hammond was instrumental in
getting Wilson a contract with Brunswick, starting in 1935, to record hot swing arrangements of the popular songs of the day, with the growing jukebox trade in mind. He recorded fifty hit records with various singers such as Lena Horne and Helen Ward, including many of Billie Holiday's greatest successes. During these years he also took part in many highly regarded sessions with a wide range of important swing musicians, such as Lester Young, Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers, Red Norvo, Buck Clayton and Ben Webster.
Wilson lived quietly in suburban Hillsdale, New Jersey in the 1960s and 1970s. He performed as a soloist and with pick-up groups until the final years of his life. Teddy Wilson died on July 31, 1986. He was interred at Fairview Cemetery in New Britain, CT (Info Wikipedia)
Above clip taken from the 1963 TV special International Hour - American Jazz, filmed at the Civic Opera House in Chicago, and hosted by Willis Conover.
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For Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra – The Chronological Classics (1939, FLAC) go here:
http://filepost.com/files/817867m6
01. Coquette
02. China Boy
03. Melody In F
04. When You And I Were Young, Maggie
05. What Shall I Say?
06. It’s Easy To Blame The Weather
07. More Than You Know
08. Sugar
09. Why Begin Again?
10. Jumpin’ For Joy
11. Booly-Ja-Ja
12. The Man I Love
13. Exactly Like You
14. Love Grows On The White Oak Tree
15. This Is The Moment
16. Early Session Hop
17. Lady Of Mystery
18. Jumpin’ On The Blacks And Whites
19. Little Things That Mean So Much
20. Hallelujah
21. Some Other Spring
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