photo by Dave Redfern
One of the world's great Jazz singers, Joe Lee Wilson, passed away Sunday at the age of 75. Wilson sang very much in the tradition of late Jazz legend Joe Williams, though he didn't achieve the same level of fame. Wilson recorded as part of sax man Archie Shepp's band and then as leader of his own groups, Plus Five and Joy of Jazz. Wilson's discography isn't long, but what there is is choice.
Wilson never recorded any holiday music, as far as I can determine. Probably the closest thing to a Christmas record would be the song "Thoughts Of The Season"--a Gospel tinged praise selection that appears on the 2001 album "Feelin' Good".
The clip above is from November 2010 on the occasion of Joe Lee's induction into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame.
Wilson never recorded any holiday music, as far as I can determine. Probably the closest thing to a Christmas record would be the song "Thoughts Of The Season"--a Gospel tinged praise selection that appears on the 2001 album "Feelin' Good".
The clip above is from November 2010 on the occasion of Joe Lee's induction into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame.
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