Shadow Wilson
Rossiere "Shadow" Wilson (September 25, 1919 – July 11, 1959) was an American jazz drummer. Much of Wilson's early work was with swing jazz orchestras. He played with Frankie Fairfax's Campus Club Orchestra in 1936, with Lucky Millinder in 1939, and following this, with Benny Carter, Tiny Bradshaw, Lionel Hampton, Earl Hines, Count Basie, and Woody Herman. Later in his career, he played with Illinois Jacquet, Erroll Garner, Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Newman, Lee Konitz, Sonny Stitt, Phil Woods, 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 meningitis in July 1959. He never recorded as a leader. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 25, 1919 (Yonkers), Died July 11, 1959 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1943 - 1955
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D7VB-2854 | 10-in. | 12/18/1947 | Jet propulsion | Illinois Jacquet Orchestra ; Illinois Jacquet | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | D7VB-2855 | 10-in. | 12/18/1947 | King Jacquet | Illinois Jacquet Orchestra ; Illinois Jacquet | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | D7VB-2856 | 10-in. | 12/18/1947 | Try me one more time | Illinois Jacquet Orchestra ; Illinois Jacquet ; Russell Jacquet | Jazz octet, with vocal refrain | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | D7VB-2857 | 10-in. | 12/18/1947 | Embryo | Illinois Jacquet Orchestra ; Illinois Jacquet | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | D7VB-2889 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | Riffing at 24th street | Illinois Jacquet Orchestra ; Illinois Jacquet | Jazz nonet | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | D7VB-2890 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | Mutton leg | Illinois Jacquet Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | D7VB-2891 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | Symphony in Sid | Illinois Jacquet Orchestra ; Illinois Jacquet | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | D7VB-2892 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | A Jacquet for Jack the bellboy | Illinois Jacquet Orchestra ; Illinois Jacquet | Jazz nonet | instrumentalist, drums | |
Decca | 71818 | 3/1/1944 | How high am I? | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 71820 | 3/1/1944 | The truth of the matter | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 71821 | 3/1/1944 | Hey! Now let's jive | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 75147 | 8/17/1949 | 'Tain't nobody's business if I do | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 75148 | 8/17/1949 | Baby get lost | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 88963 | 11/7/1955 | Theme for a mellophone | Don Elliott Quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 88964 | 11/7/1955 | Vibes impressions | Don Elliott Quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 88965 | 11/7/1955 | Strike up the band | Don Elliott Quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 88966 | 11/7/1955 | Beans again | Coleman Hawkins Quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 88967 | 11/7/1955 | The man I love | Coleman Hawkins Quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 88968 | 11/7/1955 | Foolin' around-1 | Coleman Hawkins Quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 88969 | 11/7/1955 | Time on my hands | Coleman Hawkins Quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 88970 | 11/8/1955 | Alpha | Jerome Richardson Quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 88971 | 11/8/1955 | Misty | Jerome Richardson Quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 88972 | 11/8/1955 | O.W. | Jerome Richardson Quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 88973 | 11/8/1955 | Tony's blues | Tony Fruscella | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | 88974 | 11/8/1955 | I can't get started with you | Tony Fruscella | instrumentalist, drums | |||
Decca | L 3204 | 10-in. | 10/4/1943 | Ration blues | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | L 3205 | 10-in. | 10/4/1943 | Is you is or is you ain't my baby | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | L 3206 | 10-in. | 10/4/1943 | Deacon Jones | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | L 3207 | 10-in. | 10/4/1943 | The things I want I can't get at home | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums | ||
Decca | N 1797 | 10-in. | 3/1/1944 | I like 'em fat like that | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wilson, Shadow," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/351214.
Wilson, Shadow. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/351214.
"Wilson, Shadow." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Wilson, Shadow - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91113752
Wikidata: Shadow Wilson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q356886
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/90667375
MusicBrainz: Shadow Wilson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/61d00986-5d2f-4c8b-ad32-14c7253487cf
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