Ernie Wilkins
(1919-1999)
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
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Ernest Brooks Wilkins Jr. (July 20, 1919 – June 5, 1999) was an American jazz saxophonist, conductor and arranger who spent several years with Count Basie. He also wrote for Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, and Dizzy Gillespie. He was musical director for albums by Cannonball Adderley, Dinah Washington, Oscar Peterson, and Buddy Rich.
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20 July 1919 St. Louis, Missouri
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| Died |
5 June 1999 (aged 79) Copenhagen, Denmark
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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