Rossiere Shadow Wilson (September 25, 1919 – July 11, 1959) was an American jazz drummer. Much of Wilsons early work was with swing jazz orchestras. He played with Lucky Millinder in 1939, and following this with Benny Carter, Tiny Bradshaw, Lionel Hampton, Earl Hines, Count Basie, and Woody Herman. Later in his career he played with Illinois Jacquet, Erroll Garner, Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Newman, Lee Konitz, Sonny Stitt, Phil Woods, Gene Quill, and Tadd Dameron. The drummer was known to sit in at the famed Mintons Playhouse. His nickname came from his beautiful light touch with brushes, in the words of bassist Peter Ind.
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