Albert Wesley "Buster" Wilson (1897 - October 23, 1949) was an American

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pianist.

Biography

Buster Wilson was born in

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and grew up in

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. He was the replacement for Lil Hardin in

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's band in 1921 during its engagement at the Wayside Park. In 1922 he played with Dink Johnson's Five Hounds of Jazz, then with the

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-led Sunnyland Jazz Orchestra from 1923 to 1926. Following this he played with

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(1927),

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, Paul Howard,

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(1935), and Les Hite. He played with

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in 1941 for rehearsals. In 1944 Wilson became a member of a traditional New Orleans band that was a leader of the West Coast revival, put together for the CBS Radio series '' The Orson Welles Almanac''. The all-star band also included

, Ed Garland,

(succeeded by

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Kid Ory Edward "Kid" Ory (December 25, 1886 – January 23, 1973) was an American jazz composer, Trombone, trombonist and bandleader. One of the early users of the glissando technique, he helped establish it as a central element of Music of New Orle ...

, Bud Scott and

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. Renamed Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band, the group then made a significant series of recordings on the

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label. Ertegun, Nesuhi. Liner notes for ''Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band'', Good Time Jazz Records L-10 and L-11, 1953; also used for ''Tailgate! Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band'', Good Time Jazz Records L-12022, 1957. Wilson played with

's Creole Jazz Band until 1948. Failing health led him to quit Ory's group, and he died of

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in 1949. Record label American Music released a collection of his recordings from 1947-49 in 1996.

References

* Buster Wilsonat

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*Howard Rye, "Buster Wilson". '' Grove Jazz'' online

External links

1944 Orson Welles Broadcasts
at The Kid Ory Archive

at The Kid Ory Archive
Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band: 1944–1945 The Legendary Crescent Recording Sessions
at

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