Friday, September 24, 2010

Teddy Wilson and Wild Bill Davison

Wild Bill Davison and Teddy Wilson.  It's faint, but the record cover on the left is autographed by Wild Bill Davison himself.  It reads, "To Glenna..."  (My mom; 1926 - ).  Next to his signature is a hand-drawn sketch of a trumpet.  The Davison record is with Papa Bue's Viking Jazzband (sic.).  The Teddy Wilson record on the right is titled "runnin' wild!"  It was recorded live at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, on "4th July 1973."  Credited on this record along with Teddy are: Dave Shepherd (piano), Kenny Baldock (bass), and Johnny Richardson (drums).  Please allow me to relate here what Wiki informed me about Theodore Shaw "Teddy" Wilson (November 24, 1912 – July 31, 1986).  He "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.  He is considered one of the most influential jazz pianists of all time."  It is shameful these records don't get played.  This wrap up Jazz Week.

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