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Ernie Wilkins

St. Louis, Missouri

Ernie Wilkins was an American jazz saxophonist, conductor and arranger who had been in demand in the American jazz scene until 1979, when he moved to Europe.
Most of the recorded examples of Wilkins' work on sax are as a sideman with Basie and Terry.
He was also musical director for albums by Cannonball Adderley, Dinah Washington, Oscar Peterson, and Buddy Rich.