Ernie Wilkins

Aliases: Ernie Wilkins & the All Stars Band
Ernie Wilkins and the Almost Big Band
Ernie Wilkins and His Orchestra
The Swingin' Ernie Wilkins Orchestra
Real name: Ernest Brooks Wilkins Jr.
Born: February 7, 1922
Died: June 5, 1999
Country: United States
IPI: 00032941693 1 work
00032941791 3 works
00074247082 4 works
00269545034 1 work
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Jazz arranger and writer probably best known for his work with Count Basie. Wilkins also played the tenor saxophone.
Member of: B. P. Convention Big Band

Releases

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Alice Clark	Alice Clark - Orch. arranged & Conducted by Ernie Wilkins	1972	Mainstream Records
Candido the Volcanic	Candido & Orchestra conducted by Ernie Wilkins	1957	ABC-Paramount
Day in Day Out	Gloria Lynne with Ernie Wilkins and His Orchestra	1960	Everest
Easy Living	Mary Ann McCall with The Ernie Wilkins Orchestra	2001	Atlantic
“Easy Living” with Mary Ann McCall	Mary Ann McCall - Ernie Wilkins and His Orch.	1956	Regent
Ernie Wilkins and the Almost Big Band	Ernie Wilkins and the Almost Big Band	1981	Storyville [DK]
Flutes & Reeds	Ernie Wilkins - Frank Wess - Jerome Richardson - Hank Jones - Eddie Jones - Kenny Clarke	1955	Savoy Records
Hard Mother Blues	Ernie Wilkins and His Orchestra	1970	Mainstream Records
Here Comes the Swingin' Mr. Wilkins	Ernie Wilkins and His Orchestra	1960	Everest
K.A.L.E.I.D.O.D.U.K.E	Ernie Wilkins & the All Stars Band	1994	Birdology
Live!	Ernie Wilkins' Almost Big Band	1982	Matrix
Montreux	Ernie Wilkins' Almost Big Band	1984	SteepleChase
On the Roll	Ernie Wilkins and the Almost Big Band	1987	SteepleChase
On the Roll [CD]	Ernie Wilkins and the Almost Big Band	1989	SteepleChase
Out of This World	Bobo Moreno & The Ernie Wilkins Almost Big Band	August 28, 2007	Stunt Records
Something to Swing About	Carmen McRae with Orchestra conducted by Ernie Wilkins	January 1960	Kapp Records
The Big New Band of the 60's	Ernie Wilkins and His Orchestra	1960	Everest
The Greatest Songs Ever Swung	Morgana King, Ernie Wilkins and His Orchestra	1959	RCA Camden