Teddy Wilson
TEDDY WILSON was born in Austin, Texas in 1912. Six years later
his parents moved to Tuskegee, Alabama. Shortly thereafter he
started piano lessons but stopped after one year. His interest
was revived at 13, when he heard the neighbor's boy play good
dance piano. He bought a chord book and started developing a style.
He decided on a professional career while attending Tuskegee Institute.
He worked around Detroit and Toledo a couple of years before going
to Chicago in 1933. There he played for Jimmy Noone and Erskine
Tate., and a few weeks with Louis Armstrong. He made his first
recordings during the latter engagement. He went to New York in
1934 where he worked for Benny Carter and Will Bryant. He first
attracted national attention through his work on the Benny Goodman
Trio recordings. He was featured with the Goodman trio and quartet
for three years starting in 1936. He formed his own dance band
in 1939. Later he cut the cut the unit to a seven-piece group.
A skilled technician, he gets variety and contrast through his
unusual ability to create interesting melodic passages. His pleasant
stimulating style has had a marked influence on contemporary musicians.
He spends much time in the study of serious music and is partial
to the works of Scarlatti and Debussey for the improvement of
technique.
All of the midi files on the net have been cut back.. Features
such as stereo and other effects have been stripped out. These
are snips of the originals.
All of these are available as midi, .pdf files, printed sheet
music, (audio) recorded on tape or CD
For An Incomplete (kind of out of date) list of midi files click
here
To order anything click here
