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Backgrounder: Jack Wilson Plays Brazilian Mancini

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Marc Myers
Jun 10, 2022
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Jack Wilson was a jazz pianist with solid commercial instincts. His fast arranging pen brought him to the attention of Buddy Collette, a West Coast multi-instrumentalist and studio musician. In the early 1960s, Buddy suggested that Wilson move out to Los Angeles, where studio orchestrating and recording work was plentiful. Wilson arrived and went direct…

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