Jack Wilson was an elegant jazz pianist. Like George Shearing, Ahmad Jamal, Billy Taylor and Ramsey Lewis, among others in the early 1960s, Wilson was best heard in a posh wood-paneled hotel club, where the piano and acoustics were sensational and drinks were top shelf. [Photo above of Jack Wilson by Francis Wolff]
Wilson's piano technique was exceptiona…
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