Gerald Stanley Wilson ( September 4 , 1918 -- September 8 , 2014 ) was an American jazz trumpeter , big band bandleader , composer/arranger , and educator , who was based in Los Angeles , California , since the early 1940s .
Gerald Stanley Wilson ( September 4 , 1918 -- September 8 , 2014 ) was an American jazz trumpeter , big band bandleader , composer/arranger , and educator . He was from Los Angeles .