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Teddy Wilson

Theodore Shaw Wilson (November 24, 1912 – July 31, 1986) was an American jazz pianist. Described by critic Scott Yanow as "the definitive swing pianist", Wilson's 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. With Goodman, he was one of the first black musicians to appear prominently with white musicians. In addition to his extensive work as a sideman, Wilson also led his own groups and recording sessions from the late 1920s to the 1980s.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 24th, 1912 (Austin), Died July 31st, 1986 (New Britain)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, songwriter

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-75105 10-in. 1/28/1933 Snowball Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-75106 10-in. 1/28/1933 Mahogany Hall stomp Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-75107 10-in. 1/28/1933 Swing you cats Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-92704 10-in. 7/13/1935 After you've gone Benny Goodman Trio ; Gene Krupa ; Teddy Wilson Jazz/dance trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-92705 10-in. 7/13/1935 Body and soul Benny Goodman Trio ; Gene Krupa ; Teddy Wilson Jazz/dance trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-92706 10-in. 7/13/1935 Who? Benny Goodman Trio Jazz/dance trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-92707 10-in. 7/13/1935 Someday sweetheart Benny Goodman Trio ; Gene Krupa ; Teddy Wilson Jazz/dance trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-97752 10-in. 8/21/1936 Moon glow Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-97772 10-in. 8/26/1936 Dinah Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-97773 10-in. 8/26/1936 Exactly like you Benny Goodman Trio ; Lionel Hampton Jazz/dance trio, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-97774 10-in. 8/26/1936 Vibraphone blues Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-100395 10-in. 4/23/1936 China boy Benny Goodman Trio Jazz/dance trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-100396 10-in. 4/23/1936 More than you know Benny Goodman Trio Jazz/dance trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-100397 10-in. 4/23/1936 All my life Benny Goodman Trio Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-100500 10-in. 4/27/1936 Oh, lady be good! Benny Goodman Trio Jazz/dance trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-100501 10-in. 4/27/1936 Nobody's sweetheart Benny Goodman Trio Jazz/dance trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-100502 10-in. 4/27/1936 Too good to be true Benny Goodman Trio ; Helen Ward Jazz/dance trio, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-03062 10-in. 11/18/1936 Sweet Sue (Just you) Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-03063 10-in. 11/18/1936 My melancholy baby Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-03064 10-in. 11/18/1936 Tiger rag Benny Goodman Trio Jazz/dance trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-03514 10-in. 12/2/1936 Stompin' at the Savoy Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-04561 10-in. 2/3/1937 Runnin' wild Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-09627 10-in. 7/30/1937 Avalon Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-09628 10-in. 7/30/1937 Handful of keys Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-09632 10-in. 7/30/1937 The man I love Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-09633 10-in. 8/2/1937 Smiles Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-09634 10-in. 8/2/1937 Liza Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-015575 10-in. 10/29/1937 Where or when Benny Goodman Trio Jazz/dance trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-015576 10-in. 10/29/1937 Silhouetted in the moonlight Benny Goodman Trio ; Martha Tilton Jazz/dance trio, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-015577 10-in. 10/29/1937 Vieni, vieni Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-017451 10-in. 12/2/1937 I'm a ding dong daddy from Dumas Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-017754 10-in. 12/21/1937 Bei mir bist du schön Benny Goodman Quartet ; Martha Tilton Jazz/dance quartet, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-017783 10-in. 12/29/1937 Bei mir bist du schön Benny Goodman Quartet ; Martha Tilton Jazz/dance quartet, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-021625 10-in. 3/25/1938 Sweet Lorraine Benny Goodman Trio Jazz/dance trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-021626 10-in. 3/25/1938 The blues in your flat Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-021627 10-in. 3/25/1938 The blues in my flat Benny Goodman Quartet ; Lionel Hampton Jazz/dance quartet, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-021628 10-in. 3/25/1938 Sugar Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-021629 10-in. 3/25/1938 Dizzy spells Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet composer, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-025876 10-in. 10/12/1938 Opus 1/2 Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet composer, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-025877 10-in. 10/12/1938 I must have that man Benny Goodman Trio Jazz/dance trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-025878 10-in. 10/12/1938 Sweet Georgia Brown Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-025879 10-in. 10/12/1938 S' wonderful Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-030774 10-in. 12/29/1938 Pick-a-rib Benny Goodman Quintet Jazz/dance quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-030775 10-in. 12/29/1938 Pick-a-rib Benny Goodman Quintet Jazz/dance quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-030776 10-in. 12/29/1938 I cried for you Benny Goodman Quintet Jazz/dance quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-030777 10-in. 12/29/1938 I know that you know (And you know that I know) Benny Goodman Quartet Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-041409 10-in. 9/11/1939 Early session hop Lionel Hampton Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-043952 10-in. 12/4/1939 Booly ja-ja (Jungle dance) Lyle "Spud" Murphy Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia W152751 10-in. 5/22/1934 Somebody loves me Teddy Wilson Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W152752 10-in. 5/22/1934 Simple Teddy Wilson Piano solo instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Columbia W152753 10-in. 5/22/1934 Liza Teddy Wilson Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W152754 10-in. 5/22/1934 Rosetta Teddy Wilson Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W265156 10-in. 10/10/1933 Blue interlude Chocolate Dandies instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W265157 10-in. 10/3/1933 I never knew-1 Chocolate Dandies instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W265158 10-in. 10/10/1933 Once upon a time-1 Chocolate Dandies instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W265159 10-in. 10/3/1933 Krazy kapers Chocolate Dandies instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 39217 10-in. 1/2/1935 It's unbelievable Bob Howard Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 39218 10-in. 1/2/1935 Whisper sweet Bob Howard Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 39219 10-in. 1/2/1935 Throwin' stones at the sun Bob Howard Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 39220 10-in. 1/2/1935 You fit into the picture Bob Howard Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 39387 10-in. 2/25/1935 The ghost of Dinah Bob Howard Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 39388 10-in. 2/25/1935 Pardon my love Bob Howard Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 39390 10-in. 3/4/1935 Stay out of love Bob Howard Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 39391 10-in. 3/4/1935 I' ll never change Bob Howard Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 39392 10-in. 3/4/1935 Where were you on the night of June the third? Bob Howard Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 39393 10-in. 3/4/1935 (Looks like I'm) Breakin' the ice Bob Howard Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 60201 10-in. 12/6/1935 Willow tree Mildred Bailey and her Alley Cats instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 60202 10-in. 12/6/1935 Honeysuckle rose Mildred Bailey and her Alley Cats instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 60203 10-in. 12/6/1935 Squeeze me Mildred Bailey and her Alley Cats instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 60204 10-in. 12/6/1935 Down-hearted blues Mildred Bailey and her Alley Cats instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89016 August 1955 Let's dance-1 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89017 August 1955 Down south camp meetin'-2 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89018 August 1955 King Porter stomp-2 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89019 August 1955 It's been so long Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89020 August 1955 Roll 'em-5 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89021 August 1955 Bugle call rag Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89022 August 1955 Don't be that way-4 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89023 August 1955 You turned the tables on me Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89024 August 1955 Goody goody Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89025 August 1955 Slipped disc-6 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89026 August 1955 Stompin' at the Savoy-4 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89027 August 1955 One o'clock jump-2 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89028 August 1955 Memories of you-7 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89029 August 1955 China boy-7 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89030 August 1955 Moonglow-8 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89031 August 1955 Avalon-8 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89032 August 1955 Alicia's blues Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89033 August 1955 And the angels sing -9 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89034 August 1955 Jersey bounce Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89035 August 1955 Sometimes I'm happy-2 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89036 August 1955 Shine-10 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 89037 August 1955 Sing sing sing-10 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wilson, Teddy," accessed April 11, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103420.

Wilson, Teddy. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 11, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103420.

"Wilson, Teddy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 11 April 2021.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103420

External Sources

Wikipedia: Teddy Wilson

Discogs: Wilson, Teddy

Allmusic: Wilson, Teddy

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Wilson, Teddy, 1912-1986 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81149139

Wikidata: Teddy Wilson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q506052

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/111732508/

MusicBrainz: Wilson, Teddy, 1912-1986 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2e89725a-ac85-414c-b3b2-70f0a82fae9a

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