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American jazz pianist, bandleader and arranger.
Born : December 27, 1907 in Method, North Carolina.
Died : September 29, 1968 in New York City, New York.

Edwin was for many years pianist and arranger for “Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra”, after the Lunceford’s death (1947), Wilcox was co-leader of the orchestra with tenor saxophonist Joe Thomas and bandleader ‘solo’ in 1949.

ALBUMS


Cootie Williams And His Savoy Ballroom Orchestra Featuring Wini Brown With Larry Dale, George Clarke, Al Sears, Eddie Wilcox*
Cootie Williams And His Savoy Ballroom Orchestra
1986, LP, Mono, RE, RCA Victor, RCA
The Original Jimmy Lunceford Orchestra* Directed By Eddie Wilcox* And Joe Thomas
The Original Jimmy Lunceford Orchestra Directed By Eddie Wilcox And Joe Thomas 1948/1949 New-York City
1978, LP, Comp, Musidisc, Musidisc
Eddie Wilcox* And The Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra*
A Study In Blue / Jackie
1948, Shellac, 10", Manor, ,
Big Band
Jimmie Lunceford's Orchestra* Under The Direction Of Eddie Wilcox* - Joe Thomas
Saxology / Moonbeams
1948, Shellac, 10", Manor
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
1941-1945
1996, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Swing/Vocal
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
1940-1941
1992, ,
Swing/Big Band/Vocal
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
1939-1940
1991, ,
Swing/Big Band/Vocal
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
1934-1935
1990, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
1937-1939
1990
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
1939
1990, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
1935-1937
1990
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
1930-1934
1990
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Stratospheric
1986, LP, Comp, Mono, Hep Records (3), Hep Records (3), ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Rhythm Business
1986, LP, Comp, Mono, Hep Records (3), Hep Records (3), ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra 1944
1986, LP, Album, Mono, Circle, ,
Swing/Big Band
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Masterpieces
1985
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
1940
1981, ,
Big Band
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Live Sessions 1944 · 1945
1976, LP, Comp, Musidisc, Musidisc
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Featuring His Greatest Recordings 1934-1942
1975, LP, Comp, MCA Coral, MCA Coral
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Rhythm Is Our Business (Vol. 1 1934-1935)
1968, ,
Swing/Big Band
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Lunceford Special
1967, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra 1934/35
1964, LP, Comp, Brunswick
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
The Best Of Jimmie Lunceford
1957, LP, Comp, Mono, Decca, ,
Swing/Cool Jazz
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Vol. 3
1953
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Jimmy Lunceford And His Orchestra
1953
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Lunceford Special
1952
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Rhythm Is Our Business / Annie Laurie
1950, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
For Dancers Only
1949
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
I Love You / Ain't She Sweet
1948
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Cement Mixer (Put-Ti-Put-Ti) / Just Once Too Often
1946, Shellac, 10", Majestic
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Margie / I'm Walking Through Heaven With You
1946
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Sit Back And Ree-Lax / Jay Gee
1946, ,
Vocal/Big Band
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
The "Jimmies" / I Need A Lift
1946
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
I Dream A Lot About You / Jeep Rhythm
1944, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
1942, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)
1942
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Dinah
1941
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Gone / Impromptu
1941, ,
Big Band
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Who Did You Meet Last Night / Sassin' The Boss
1940, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2), ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Watcha Know Joe? / Please Say The Word
1940, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Big Band
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Minnie The Moocher Is Dead / Pavanne
1940, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Big Band
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Monotony In Four Flats / I Ain't Gonna Study War No More
1940, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
I Got It / What's Your Story Mornin' Glory
1940, ,
Swing
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Sonata By L. Van Beethoven / I Wanta Hear Swing Songs
1940
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Swingin' On C / Let's Try Again
1940
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
You Let Me Down / I Want The Waiter (With The Water)
1939, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home / Blue Blazes
1939, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Time's A-Wastin' / Well, All Right Then
1939, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Annie Laurie / 'Frisco Fog
1938
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Swanee River / Avalon
1938, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Posin' / Honey Keep Your Mind On Me
1937, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Organ Grinder's Swing / Sleepy Time Gal
1936
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Rhapsody Jr. / Bird Of Paradise
1935
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Four Or Five Times / Runnin' Wild
1935, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Sophisticated Lady / Unsophisticated Sue
1934, ,
Big Band
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Mood Indigo / Rose Room
1934, ,
Big Band
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Takin' Off With Jimmie
LP, Comp, Tax
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Original Sessions 1942/1943
LP, Comp, RE, Musidisc, Musidisc, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
(1941-1943) - Instrumentals Never Before On Record
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Posin / Margie
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
1940
1972, ,
Swing/Big Band

APPEARANCES +


Jimmie Lunceford
Jimmie Lunceford
2017, CD, Album, Comp, RM, Calle Mayor
Various
Une Civilisation Du Rythme
2017, CD, Comp, Not On Label,
David Amram
David Amram's Classic American Film Scores 1956~2016
2016, 5xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Moochin' About,
Jimmie Lunceford
The Jimmie Lunceford Collection 1930-47
2014, 2xCD, Comp, Fabulous (3), Acrobat Music
Jimmie Lunceford
Strictly Lunceford
2007, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Proper Records (2)
Various
99x Jazz
2007, 3xCD, Comp, Verve Records, ,
Ragtime/Dixieland/Swing/Bop/Latin Jazz/Cool Jazz/Hard Bop/Modal/Free Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Bossa Nova/Fusion/Jazz-Rock/Spoken Word/Technical/Interview/Big Band/Chicago Blues
Echoes Of Swing
4 Jokers In The Pack
2007, CD, Album, Dig, Echoes Of Swing Productions, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz In The Charts 34/100 - Sailboat In The Moonlight 1937 (5)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz In The Charts 35/100 - Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? (1937 (6))
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz In The Charts 28/100 - A Fine Romance (1936 (5))
2006, CD, Album, Comp, Mono, Documents, ,
Swing/Dixieland
Various
Jazz In The Charts 68/100 - Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry (2)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents,
Rosemary Clooney
The Buddy Cole And Nelson Riddle Sessions
2005, ,
Ballad/Easy Listening
Various
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940)
2004, 10xCD, Comp, Le Chant Du Monde, ,
Louisiana Blues/Chicago Blues/Ragtime/Swing/Dixieland
Various
Classic Jazz: The Thirties
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,
Big Maybelle
Candy!
2002,
Various
Columbia Jazz & Columbia Legacy Jazz - Then, Now & Always
2001, CDr, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Columbia, Legacy, Columbia Jazz, ,
Afrobeat/Big Band/Contemporary Jazz/Jazz-Rock
Various
1937
2000, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2),
Various
1934
2000, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2), ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Changes: L'Arrangiamento Per Big Band
2000, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Big Band/Dixieland
Various
Harlem Conga (La Batteria Nelle Big Band - Vol.1)
2000, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Swing/Big Band
Jimmie Lunceford
Volume 8 - 1940-1941 - Complete Edition
2000, CD, Comp, Masters Of Jazz (2)
Jimmie Lunceford's Orchestra*
1948-1949
2000, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Various
Ken Burns Jazz (The Story Of America's Music)
2000, 5x CD, Box Set, ,
Bop/Contemporary Jazz/Free Jazz/Fusion/Dixieland/Modal/Swing/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Jazz-Rock/Big Band/Country Blues/Piano Blues/Ragtime
Various
"Memphis Stomp" -- The Victor Recordings In Memphis 1927-1930
1999, CD, Comp, RM, Frog (7),
Jimmie Lunceford
Volume 7 - 1939-1940 - Complete Edition
1999, CD, Comp, Média 7
Billy May, Glen Gray
Swing Era: Swingtime II
1999, ,
Big Band/Swing
Cootie Williams
Cootie Williams In Hi-Fi
1999, ,
Swing
Jimmie Lunceford
Swingsation
1998
Various
Tea Dance 2
1997, CD, Comp, Whittard Of Chelsea, ,
Dixieland/Piano Blues/Jump Blues/Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford
Jazz & Blues Collection
1996, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
Electric Guitar Story
1996, CD, Comp, RM, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2)
Jimmie Lunceford
New York - Los Angeles - 1934 -1941
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Blues In History IV
1994, 2xCD, Comp, RM, History,
Jimmie Lunceford
Volume 4 - 1936-1937 - Complete Edition
1994, CD, Comp, Média 7
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra*
For Dancers Only
1994, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955
1993, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing/Dixieland
Various
Blues Festival
1992,
The Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra*
Stomp It Off
1992, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
Early Black Swing - The Birth Of Big Band Jazz: 1927 - 1934
1989, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford
Margie
1989
Various
The Jazz Arranger Volume 1
1989, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
1930s Jazz Big Bands
1987
Various
Big Band Best 1937-1987
1986, LP, Comp, Promo, Yel, Alice (4)
Jimmie Lunceford
Big Bands: Jimmie Lunceford
1986
Various
New York
1985, ,
Big Band
Jimmie Lunceford And His Harlem Express
The Uncollected Jimmie Lunceford, 1944 (Live At Jefferson Barracks, Missouri)
1985, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Big Bands: Big Band Bash
1984, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Time Life Music, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Harlem
1984, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz
Various
Big Bands: Big Band Bash
1984, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Hal + Box, Time Life Music, Time Life Music, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Cotton Club Stars
1984, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Swing/Big Band/Jump Blues
Various
Big Band Jazz (From The Beginnings To The Fifties)
1983, 6x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
L'Era Dello Swing
1982, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz, Musica Jazz, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
Le Favolose Big Bands
1982, LP, Comp, Queen-disc, Musica Jazz, ,
Bop/Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra*
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra
1982, LP, Comp, Jazz Bird, Jazz Bird
Various
The Jazz Singers
1982, 4x Vinyl Red Vinyl, Box Set,
Various
The Great Big Bands
1982, Box Set, 3x Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford
Jimmie's Legacy (1934-1937)
1980, ,
Swing
Sam Price And The Rock Band
Rib Joint
1979, ,
Boogie Woogie/Piano Blues/Jump Blues
Jimmie Lunceford
Jimmie Lunceford's Jubilee- Quests: Maxine Sullivan, Eddy South Trio, Jerry Lester, Golden Gate Quartet And Art Tatum
1978, LP, Album, Joyce, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Jimmie Lunceford And His Band*
What Is This Thing Called Swing? 1939 - to '42
1977, LP, Comp, Sunbeam (3), ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Tea Pad Songs Volume One
1976, ,
Big Band
Various
Tea Pad Songs Volume Two
1976, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra*
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra
1975, LP, Comp, DJM Records (2), ,
Big Band/Swing
Willie Bryant And His Orchestra, Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Willie Bryant And Jimmie Lunceford And Their Orchestras
1975, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, RM, Bluebird (3), ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra*, Louis Prima & His Orchestra*
Victory Parade Of Spotlight Bands
1975, ,
Big Band
Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra*
The Great Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra
1974, LP, Comp, Durium, ,
Swing
Jimmie Lunceford
The Greatest Jazz Band
1974, LP, Album, Quad, Olympic Records (4), ,
Swing
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra*
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra
1974, ,
Swing
Jimmy Rushing / Don Redman / Russell Jacquet / Joe Thomas
Big Little Bands
1974
Various
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973, 6x Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, Box Set, ,
Bop/Dixieland/Free Jazz/Big Band/Modal/Swing/Hard Bop/Ragtime
Various
Black And White Jazz Catalog
1973, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Ragtime/Swing/Bop
Jimmie Lunceford
6 - The Last Sparks 1941-1944
1973
Jimmie Lunceford
For Dancers Only (Vol. 3 1936-1937)
1972
Various
The Swing Era 1930-1936
1971, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra*
The Golden Swing Years
1968, ,
Swing/Big Band
Jimmie Lunceford
"Harlem Shout" Vol. 2 (1935-1936)
1967, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra*
Rhythm Is Our Business
1967, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Die Entwicklung Des Jazz I: Vom Spiritual Zum Modern Jazz
1965, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Various
The Sound Of Harlem
1964, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Swing/Piano Blues/Stride/Ragtime/Big Band/Jump Blues/Bop
Various
The Golden Book Of Classic Swing - Volume 2
1963, 3xLP, Comp, Brunswick, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
A History Of Jazz: The New York Scene
1961, ,
Bop/Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Various
Swing
1960
Jimmy Lunceford And His Chickasaw Syncopators*
Jimmy Lunceford And His Chickasaw Syncopators
1954,
Jimmie Lunceford
Jimmie Lunceford Et Son Orchestre
1953, 10", Comp, Mono, CID (2), ,
Swing
Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra*
The Golden Era Of Jazz Vol. 7
1952, 7", EP, Savoy Records, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Maureen Cannon, "The Striders"*, Eddie Wilcox Orch.*
Yes, Lord / Did I Speak Out Of Turn
1952, 10", Derby (2)
Eddie Wilcox Orch.* Vocals Sunny Gale
Wheel Of Fortune / You Showed Me The Way
1952
Bette McLaurin With "The Striders"* & Eddie Wilcox Orch.*
My Heart Belongs Only To You / I Won't Tell A Soul I Love You
1952
Bette McLaurin With Rex Kearney Orch.*
I May Hate Myself In The Morning / I Hear A Rhapsody
1952, ,
Vocal
Trudy Richards
The Breeze / I Can't Love You Anymore
1952
Eddie Wilcox Orch.*, Sunny Gale
A Lasting Thing / I Just Can't Stand Being Lonely
1952
Jimmie Lunceford's Orchestra*
What'Cha Gonna Do / One For The Book
1948, Shellac, 10", Manor
Jimmy Lunceford's Orchestra*
Sneaky Pete / Moonbeams
1948
Jimmie Lunceford's Orchestra*
Scratch My Back / Saxology
1947
Joe Thomas
For Boobs Only / Don't Blame Me
1946, Shellac, 10", Melodisc (7)
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra / Mal Hallett And His Orchestra
The Jimmies / After All That Gin
1946, 12", V Disc, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra / Mal Hallett And His Orchestra
The Jimmies / After All That Gin
1946, Shellac, 12", V Disc, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Joe Thomas
Sequence / You’re Buggin’ Me
1946, Shellac, 10", Melodisc (7)
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orch.*
Mixup / Blue Afterglow
1941
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orch.*
Red Wagon / You Ain't Nowhere
1940, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford And His Chickasaw Syncopators
In Dat Mornin' / Sweet Rhythm
1930
Mills Blue Rhythm Band*, Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
15 Original Recordings From 1931-1934
LP, Comp, Mono, RCA Victor, RCA Victor, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmy Lunceford And His Orchestra*
Superb Performances Never Before Available By Jimmy Lunceford And His Orchestra 1945
LP, Album, First Heard Records,
Jimmie Lunceford Orch.* Featuring Freddy Webster* & Kurt Bradford*
Jimmie Lunceford Orch. (The War Years)
LP, Connoisseur Rarities, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford And His Chickasaw Syncopators
Jimmie Lunceford And His Chickasaw Syncopators
7", EP, "X", ,
Swing
Jimmy Lunceford And His Orchestra*
Jimmy Lunceford And His Orchestra
,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Lunceford Und Sein Orchester*
Harlem Express
,
Big Band/Swing
Trudy Richards / Bob Carroll
Sugar-Loaf Junction / Sway
Jimmie Lunceford
4 - 'Blues In The Night' 1938-1942
Rosemary Clooney
The Buddy Cole And Nelson Riddles Sessions