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, Earl Hines,

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, and Woody Herman. Later in his career, he played with

Illinois Jacquet Jean-Baptiste "Illinois" Jacquet (October 30, 1922 – July 22, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. Although he was a pioneer of t ...

, Erroll Garner,

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, Joe Newman, Lee Konitz,

Sonny Stitt Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/ hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of hi ...

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, Gene Quill, and Tadd Dameron. The drummer was known to sit in at the famed Minton's Playhouse. His nickname came from "his beautiful light touch with brushes," in the words of bassist Peter Ind. Wilson died of

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in July 1959. He never recorded as a leader.

Discography

As sideman

With

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", ...

* '' Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane'' (Jazzland, 1957) * '' Mulligan Meets Monk'' (Riverside, 1957) * ''Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane'' (Jazzland, 1961) * '' Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall'' (Blue Note, 2005) With Joe Newman * '' All I Wanna Do Is Swing'' (RCA Victor, 1955) * '' The Count's Men'' (Jazztone, 1955) * '' I'm Still Swinging'' (RCA Victor, 1956) * '' I Feel Like a Newman'' (Storyville, 1956) * ''Swing Lightly'' (Jazztone, 1957) With

Sonny Stitt Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/ hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of hi ...

* ''

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'' (Roost, 1955) * ''Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt'' (Roost, 1956) * '' Kaleidoscope'' (Prestige, 1957) * '' Sonny Stitt with the New Yorkers'' (Vogue, 1964) With others *

Kenny Burrell Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith were notable, and produced the 1965 ...

, ''

Kenny Burrell Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith were notable, and produced the 1965 ...

'' (Blue Note, 1956) * Kenny Burrell, '' Swingin''' (Blue Note, 1980) * Earl Coleman, '' Earl Coleman Returns'' (Prestige, 1956) * Tadd Dameron, ''

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'' (Prestige, 1956) * Erroll Garner, ''Encores in Hi Fi'' (Columbia, 1958) * Erroll Garner, ''After Midnight'' (CBS, 1967) *

Illinois Jacquet Jean-Baptiste "Illinois" Jacquet (October 30, 1922 – July 22, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. Although he was a pioneer of t ...

, '' Groovin' with Jacquet'' (Clef, 1956) * J. J. Johnson & Kai Winding, '' Jay and Kai'' (Columbia, 1957) * J. J. Johnson, '' J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets'' (Savoy, 1961) *

Thad Jones Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 – August 20, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who has been called "one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists". Biography Thad Jones was born in Pontiac, Michigan, ...

, '' Detroit – New York Junction'' (Blue Note, 1956) * Lee Konitz, '' Very Cool'' (Verve, 1957) * Gil Melle, '' Quadrama'' (Prestige, 1957) * Fats Navarro, ''The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1'' (Blue Note, 1957) *

Tony Scott Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was an English film director and producer. He was known for directing highly successful action and thriller films such as ''Top Gun'' (1986), ''Beverly Hills Cop II'' (1987), ''Day ...

, ''Both Sides of Tony Scott'' (RCA Victor, 1956) *

Billy Taylor Billy Taylor (July 24, 1921 – December 28, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and from 1994 was the ...

, '' The Billy Taylor Touch'' (Atlantic, 1957) *

Phil Woods Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Biography Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began ...

& Gene Quill, ''Phil and Quill'' (RCA Victor, 1957)

References

External links

Shadow Wilson at Drummerworld

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Shadow 1919 births 1959 deaths American jazz drummers 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians