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 (Results 26-30 of 30 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 26-30 of 30 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wilson, Shadow," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351214.

Wilson, Shadow. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351214.

"Wilson, Shadow." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351214

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