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, playing with Tiny Parham, Walter Barnes, Jelly Roll Morton (1927), Erskine Tate (1928-1931), and Richard M. Jones (1929). In the 1930s he arranged and played bass with Earl Hines from 1931 to 1939, in addition to playing bass on record with Jimmie Noone.

In the 1940s he began playing electric bass and started recording with R&B and blues musicians, including Lefty Bates and John Lee Hooker, with whom he played on several albums. He continued to play jazz as well, working with Bill Reinhardt in the 1960s and Joe Kelly in the 1970s.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 26, 1906 (Chicago), Died June 14, 1978 (Evanston)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1948

Roles Represented in DAHR: tuba, string bass, arranger, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 101-103 of 103 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca C 9476 10-in. 9/13/1934 Wolverine blues-3 Earl Hines Orchestra instrumentalist, tuba, string bass  
Decca C 9477 10-in. 9/13/1934 Rock and rye-2 Earl Hines Orchestra instrumentalist, tuba, string bass  
Decca C 9478 10-in. 9/13/1934 Cavernism-1, 2 Earl Hines Orchestra instrumentalist, tuba, string bass  
(Results 101-103 of 103 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wilson, Quinn," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/114234.

Wilson, Quinn. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/114234.

"Wilson, Quinn." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/114234

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