Gil Fuller
born on 14/4/1920 in Los Angeles, CA, United States
died on 26/5/1994 in San Diego, CA, United States
Alias
W. Gilbert Fuller
Walter Gil Fuller
Walter Gilbert Fuller
Gil Fuller
Walter Gilbert "Gil" Fuller (April 14, 1920, Los Angeles, California May 26, 1994, San Diego, California) was an American jazz arranger. He is no relation to the jazz trumpeter and vocalist Walter "Rosetta" Fuller.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Fuller did extensive work writing and arranging for bandleaders such as Les Hite, Floyd Ray, Jimmie Lunceford, Billy Eckstine, and Tiny Bradshaw; he also worked with Benny Carter, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Count Basie, Machito and Tito Puente. After World War II he found himself increasingly in demand as a bebop arranger along with fellow modern arrangers Tadd Dameron, Gil Evans, and George Russell. Fuller's work with Dizzy Gillespie was of particular note, yielding the tunes "Manteca", "Swedish Suite", and "One Bass Hit".
Fuller started his own publishing company in 1957, and while he continued to work with some jazz musicians (including Stan Kenton in 1955 and again in the 1960s), he also branched out into film music and pop (with Ray Charles, among others).
Discography
- Gil Fuller and his Orchestra (Vogue, 1949)
- Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie (Pacific Jazz, 1965)
- Night Flight (Pacific Jazz, 1965)
See also
- List of jazz arrangers
References
- [Gil Fuller at All Music Guide Gil Fuller] at Allmusic
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