Phillip Wilson (drummer)
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Phillip Wilson was an American jazz percussionist, known as a founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago
, and as a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
, noted for having one of the first interracial bands in the St. Louis area. Moving to Chicago, he was a member of the AACM
and performed with the Art Ensemble of Chicago
.
He joined up with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in 1967 at a time when the band membership changed greatly, including an added horn section. He recorded three albums with the group. Wilson's song Love March, co-written with Gene Dinwiddie, was performed at Woodstock and released in 1970 on the original live record album from the festival.
Wilson, along with Dinwiddie and fellow former Butterfield Band member Buzz Feiten
formed the jazz-rock band Full Moon in the early 70's, which recorded a self-titled album. He was part of the loft jazz
scene in 70’s New York, worked as a session musician for Stax Records
in Memphis, jammed with Jimi Hendrix
at the Cafe Au Go Go, recorded with The Last Poets
, Olu Dara
, David Murray, Anthony Braxton
, and a host of other musicians. He worked extensively with Lester Bowie
. He was still actively pursuing his musical career when he was murdered on the Lower East Side of New York in 1992.
With Paul Butterfield
With Julius Hemphill
With Sam Lazar
With Roscoe Mitchell
With David Murray
Art Ensemble of Chicago
The Art Ensemble of Chicago is an avant-garde jazz ensemble that grew out of Chicago's AACM in the late 1960s. The group continues to tour and record through 2006, despite the deaths of two of the founding members....
, and as a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
Biography
Wilson was born in St. Louis on September 8, 1941, and was a third generation musician. His grandfather, Ira Kimball, was a percussionist playing on the riverboats that traveled down the Mississippi to New Orleans. His recording debut was with Sam LazarSam Lazar
Sam Lazar was a pianist and Hammond organist originally from St. Louis, Missouri. His first LP on Argo Records approximates his birth year as 1933. Initially a pianist, Lazar played in Ernie Wilkins group before Wilkins left St. Louis to join Count Basie...
, noted for having one of the first interracial bands in the St. Louis area. Moving to Chicago, he was a member of the AACM
AACM
AACM may refer to:* Ali Akbar College of Music, three schools founded by Indian musician Ali Akbar Khan to teach Indian classical music* Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, one of fourteen cemeteries for American World War II dead on foreign soil...
and performed with the Art Ensemble of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago
The Art Ensemble of Chicago is an avant-garde jazz ensemble that grew out of Chicago's AACM in the late 1960s. The group continues to tour and record through 2006, despite the deaths of two of the founding members....
.
He joined up with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in 1967 at a time when the band membership changed greatly, including an added horn section. He recorded three albums with the group. Wilson's song Love March, co-written with Gene Dinwiddie, was performed at Woodstock and released in 1970 on the original live record album from the festival.
Wilson, along with Dinwiddie and fellow former Butterfield Band member Buzz Feiten
Buzz Feiten
Howard "Buzz" Feiten is a North American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and session musician.He is best known as a lead and rhythm electric guitarist, and for having patented a unique, scientifically designed tuning system which re-configures its stringboard / neck for more accurate tonality...
formed the jazz-rock band Full Moon in the early 70's, which recorded a self-titled album. He was part of the loft jazz
Loft jazz
The Loft jazz scene was a cultural phenomenon that occurred in New York City during the mid-1970s, at venues such as Environ, Ali's Alley, and Studio Rivbea, all in former industrial loft spaces in NYC's SOHO district...
scene in 70’s New York, worked as a session musician for Stax Records
Stax Records
Stax Records is an American record label, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee.Founded in 1957 as Satellite Records, the name Stax Records was adopted in 1961. The label was a major factor in the creation of the Southern soul and Memphis soul music styles, also releasing gospel, funk, jazz, and...
in Memphis, jammed with Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
at the Cafe Au Go Go, recorded with The Last Poets
The Last Poets
The Last Poets is a group of poets and musicians who arose from the late 1960s African American civil rights movement's black nationalist thread...
, Olu Dara
Olu Dara
Olu Dara Jones is an American cornetist, guitarist and singer.-History:...
, David Murray, Anthony Braxton
Anthony Braxton
Anthony Braxton is an American composer, saxophonist, clarinettist, flautist, pianist, and philosopher. Braxton has released well over 100 albums since the 1960s...
, and a host of other musicians. He worked extensively with Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the AACM, and cofounded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.-Biography:...
. He was still actively pursuing his musical career when he was murdered on the Lower East Side of New York in 1992.
As leader
- 1978: Duet (Improvising ArtistsImprovising Artists-Discography:...
, with Bowie) - 1978: Live at Moers Festival
As sideman
With Lester BowieLester Bowie
Lester Bowie was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the AACM, and cofounded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.-Biography:...
- I Only Have Eyes for YouI Only Have Eyes for You (album)I Only Have Eyes for You is the third album by Lester Bowie recorded for ECM and the debut album of his "Brass Fantasy" group. It was released in 1985 and features performances by Bowie, Vincent Chancey, Craig Harris, Steve Turre, Malachi Thompson, Stanton Davis, Bob Stewart and Phillip...
(1985) - Avant PopAvant Pop (album)Avant Pop is the fourth album by Lester Bowie recorded for ECM and the second album by his "Brass Fantasy" group. It was released in 1986 and features performances by Bowie, Vincent Chancey, Frank Lacy, Rasul Siddik, Steve Turre, Malachi Thompson, Stanton Davis, Bob Stewart and Phillip...
(1986) - Twilight DreamsTwilight DreamsTwilight Dreams is an album by Lester Bowie recorded for the UK based Venture label and the third album by his "Brass Fantasy" group. It was released in 1987 and features performances by Bowie, Vincent Chancey, Frank Lacy, Steve Turre, Malachi Thompson, Rasul Siddik, Stanton Davis, Bob Stewart, and...
(1987) - The OrganizerThe Organizer (album)The Organizer is the fourth album Lester Bowie recorded for the Japanese DIW label and the first album by his "New York Organ Ensemble". It was released in 1991 and features performances by Bowie, Steve Turre, Amina Claudine Myers James Carter, Phillip Wilson and Famoudou Don Moye.-Reception:The...
(1991) - Funky T. Cool T.Funky T. Cool T.Funky T. Cool T. is the fifth album Lester Bowie recorded for the Japanese DIW label and the second album by his "New York Organ Ensemble". It was released in 1991 and features performances by Bowie, Steve Turre, Amina Claudine Myers James Carter, Phillip Wilson and Famoudou Don Moye.-Reception:The...
(1991)
With Paul Butterfield
Paul Butterfield
Paul Butterfield was an American blues vocalist and harmonica player, who founded the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in the early 1960s and performed at the original Woodstock Festival...
- The Resurrection of Pigboy CrabshawThe Resurrection of Pigboy CrabshawThe Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw is a 1967 album by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Its name refers to Elvin Bishop, whose role shifted to lead guitarist after Mike Bloomfield departed to form Electric Flag...
(1967) - In My Own DreamIn My Own DreamIn My Own Dream is a 1968 album by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. It continued the trend of its predecessor The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw in moving towards a more soul-oriented sound, but was not so well-received either by critics or the public as its predecessor.-Track listing:# "Last...
(1968) - Keep on MovingKeep on Moving (The Butterfield Blues Band album)Keep on Moving is a 1969 album by The Butterfield Blues Band. It was the fifth Elektra release by the Butterfield Blues Band. During a four-year span the group's namesake and leader was the only original member left from their first album in 1965...
(1969) - Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and MoreWoodstock: Music From the Original Soundtrack and MoreWoodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More is the live album of the 1969 Woodstock concert. Originally released on Atlantic Records' Cotillion label as a set of 3 LPs in 1970 , it was re-released as a double CD in 1994. Veteran producer Eddie Kramer was the sound engineer during the...
(1970)
With Julius Hemphill
Julius Hemphill
Julius Arthur Hemphill was a jazz composer and saxophone player. He performed mainly on alto saxophone; less often soprano and tenor saxophones and flute.-Biography:...
- Dogon A. D. (Freedom, 1972)
- Coon Bid'nessCoon Bid'nessCoon Bid'ness is an album released by Julius Hemphill in 1975 featuring performances by Hemphill, Baikida Carroll, Abdul Wadud, Phillip Wilson, Arthur Blythe, Barry Altschul and Daniel Zebulon...
(Freedom, 1975)
With Sam Lazar
Sam Lazar
Sam Lazar was a pianist and Hammond organist originally from St. Louis, Missouri. His first LP on Argo Records approximates his birth year as 1933. Initially a pianist, Lazar played in Ernie Wilkins group before Wilkins left St. Louis to join Count Basie...
- PlaybackPlayback (Sam Lazar album)-Personnel:Sam Lazar organ, Joe Diorio guitar, Phillip Wilson drums, Miller Brisker tenor sax.- Track listing :DeepLong GoneBags' GrooveFuzz BuzzJust Make Love to MeS & SPlease Send Me Someone to LoveScootin'...
(1962)
With Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell is an African American composer, jazz instrumentalist and educator, mostly known for being "a technically superb—if idiosyncratic—saxophonist." He has been called "one of the key figures" in avant-garde jazz who has been "at the forefront of modern music" for the past...
- Old/QuartetOld/QuartetOld/Quartet is an album recorded in 1967 by Roscoe Mitchell's Art Ensemble which later became known as the Art Ensemble of Chicago. It was released on the Nessa label in 1975 and features performances by Mitchell, Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors Maghostut and Phillip Wilson.-Reception:The Allmusic...
(Nessa, 1967)
With David Murray
David Murray (jazz musician)
David Murray is an American jazz musician. Murray plays mainly tenor saxophone and sometimes bass clarinet. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s.-Biography:...
- Flowers for Albert: The Complete ConcertFlowers for Albert: The Complete ConcertFlowers for Albert is the second album by David Murray. It was originally released on the India Navigation label in 1976 and re-released in 1996 with three additional tracks...
(India Navigation, 1975) - Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean ClubLive at the Lower Manhattan Ocean ClubLive at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club is a live album by David Murray. It was originally released as two volumes on the India Navigation label in 1978 and re-released in 1989 on a single CD...
(India Navigation, 1977)