Teddy Wilson

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bandleader human jazz pianist recording artist

Teddy Wilson was an influential American jazz pianist renowned for his elegant, swing-era style and his work with Benny Goodman and Billie Holiday.

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Teddy Wilson canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz pianist ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1980s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930 ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Hall of Fame Award ⓘ
surface form: Grammy Hall of Fame induction (for recordings with Benny Goodman and Billie Holiday)
birthName Theodore Shaw Wilson ⓘ
child Theodore Shaw Wilson ⓘ
surface form: Theodore Wilson Jr.
collaboratedWith Benny Goodman ⓘ
Billie Holiday ⓘ
Gene Krupa ⓘ
Lester Young ⓘ
Lionel Hampton ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1912-11-24 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1986-07-31 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
genre jazz ⓘ
swing music ⓘ
givenName Theodore ⓘ
influenced modern jazz pianists ⓘ
influencedBy Art Tatum ⓘ
Earl Hines ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
memberOf Benny Goodman Quartet ⓘ
Benny Goodman Trio ⓘ
movement swing era ⓘ
notableAchievement pioneered racial integration in jazz ensembles ⓘ
notableWork recordings with Benny Goodman Quartet ⓘ
recordings with Benny Goodman Trio ⓘ
recordings with Billie Holiday ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
placeOfBirth Austin, Texas, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath New Britain, Connecticut, United States ⓘ
recordLabel Brunswick Records ⓘ
Columbia Records ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, United States
spouse Irene Edie Wilson ⓘ
style elegant piano style ⓘ
sophisticated swing phrasing ⓘ
taughtAt Juilliard School ⓘ

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Earl Hines → influenced → Teddy Wilson ⓘ
Billie Holiday → associatedAct → Teddy Wilson ⓘ
Lionel Hampton → associatedWith → Teddy Wilson ⓘ
Lester Young → collaboratedWith → Teddy Wilson ⓘ
Fatha → influenced → Teddy Wilson ⓘ
subject surface form: Earl Hines
Rosetta → notablePerformer → Teddy Wilson ⓘ
Benny Goodman Orchestra → notableMember → Teddy Wilson ⓘ
Oscar Peterson → influencedBy → Teddy Wilson ⓘ
After You've Gone → hasPerformer → Teddy Wilson ⓘ
Jo Jones → recordedWith → Teddy Wilson ⓘ
Benny Goodman → associatedAct → Teddy Wilson ⓘ
Benny Goodman Quartet → hasMember → Teddy Wilson ⓘ
Benny Goodman Quartet → brokeRacialBarriersWith → Teddy Wilson ⓘ