Reuben Wilson (born April 9, 1935) is a

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organist. He performs

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and acid jazz, and is best known for his title track "Got to Get Your Own". He was born in

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and his family moved to

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when he was 5. He played in Los Angeles with drummer Al Bartee, then moved to New York to begin a recording career. In addition to playing with jazz musicians

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and Willis Jackson, Wilson led the local band Wildare Express. He remains an active musician, and still resides in New York City.

Discography

As leader

* '' On Broadway'' (

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, 1968) * '' Love Bug'' (Blue Note, 1969) * '' Blue Mode'' (Blue Note, 1970) – recorded in 1969. also issued as ''Organ Talk'' (

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, 1974). * '' A Groovy Situation'' (Blue Note, 1970) – CD reissue (Water Records, 2004) * ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1971) * '' The Sweet Life'' ( Groove Merchant, 1972) – CD reissue (Connoisseur Collection, 2000) * ''

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'' (Groove Merchant, 1973) – CD reissue (Connoisseur Collection, 2000) * ''Got to Get Your Own'' (

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, 1975) – CD reissue ( Dusty Groove, 2008) * ''Live at SOB's – The Official Bootleg'' (Jazzateria, 1996) * ''Organ Donor'' (Jazzateria, 1997) * ''Down with it'' (Cannonball, 1998) * ''Blue Breakbeats'' (Blue Note, 1998) – compilation of ''On Broadway'', ''Love Bug'', ''Blue Mode''. * ''Organ Blues'' (Jazzateria, 2002) * ''Boogaloo to the Beastie Boys'' (Scufflin', 2004) * ''

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, 2005) – recorded in 2004 * '' Movin' On'' (Savant, 2006) * ''Azure Te'' (18th & Vine, 2009) * ''Revisited'' (American Showplace Music, 2011) With the Wildare Express * ''Walk On By'' (Brunswick, 1970) – recorded in 1967–68 With the Godfathers of Groove * ''The Masters of Groove – Meet Dr. No'' (Jazzateria, 2001) * ''The Masters of Groove – Meet DJ-9'' (Jazzateria, 2006) * ''The Godfathers of Groove'' (18th & Vine, 2007) * ''The Godfathers of Groove – 3'' (18th & Vine, 2009)

As sideman

* New York Funkies, ''Hip Hop Bop!'' (Meldac p 1995) - with

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* Grant Green, Jr., ''Jungle Strut'' (

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, 1997) * Grant Green, Jr., ''Introducing G.G.'' (Jazzateria, 2002) *

, ''What You Hear Is What You Get'' (Savant, 2001)

References

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