Quinn Brown Wilson (December 26, 1908 – June 14, 1978) was an American

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bassist and tubist. Wilson played violin as a child, and studied composition and arrangement in his youth. He had his first professional experience in the mid-1920s, playing with Tiny Parham, Walter Barnes,

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(1927),

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(1928-1931), and

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(1929). In the 1930s he arranged and played bass with

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from 1931 to 1939, in addition to playing bass on record with

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. In the 1940s he began playing

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and started recording with R&B and

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musicians, including

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and

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, with whom he played on several albums. He continued to play jazz as well, working with

Bill Reinhardt William (Bill) Julius Theodore Reinhardt (September 21, 1908 – January 23, 2001) was an American clarinetist, bandleader and the owner of Jazz, Ltd.—the first Jazz club run by a musician in Chicago and one of the longest running Dixieland jazz ...

in the 1960s and Joe Kelly in the 1970s.

Discography

As sideman

With

* '' I'm John Lee Hooker'' (Vee-Jay, 1959) * '' The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker'' (Vee-Jay, 1961) * ''Rhythm 'n' Blues'' (Disques Vogue, 1969) With others *

, ''Swinging in Chicago'' (Ace of Hearts, 1967) *

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with

Franz Jackson Franz Jackson (November 1, 1912 – May 6, 2008) was an American saxophonist and clarinetist of the Chicago jazz school. Early life Jackson was born in Rock Island, Illinois, United States on November 1, 1912. "He received his first lessons on sa ...

and His Original Jass All-Stars, ''Play Your Instrument and Make a Pretty Sound'' (Folkways, 1968) *

, ''The King of New Orleans Jazz'' (RCA, 1959)

References

Quinn Wilson Quinn Brown Wilson (December 26, 1908 – June 14, 1978) was an American jazz bassist and tubist. Wilson played violin as a child, and studied composition and arrangement in his youth. He had his first professional experience in the mid-1920s, ...

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