Wes Ilcken

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Real name: Wessel Ilcken
Born: December 1, 1923
Died: July 13, 1957
Country: Netherlands
Comments: Jazz drummer. Ilcken died of a brain haemorrhage after a waterskiing accident.
Family: Rita Reys Spouse (1945-1957)

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Covers by Wes Ilcken

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		But Not for Me	Rita Reys with The Wes Ilcken Combo	1956	Eddie Quillan and Arline Judge REC,BRD, Ginger Rogers and Willie Howard PRF
	i	Falling in Love with Love	Herbie Mann with The Wes Ilcken Trio	1958	Muriel Angelus
		Gone with the Wind	Rita Reys with The Wessel Ilcken Combo	1956	(unknown)
		Ill Wind	Rita Reys with The Wessel Ilcken Combo	1956	Harold Arlen - Piano Accompaniment by Arthur Schutt
	i	Imagination	Herbie Mann with The Wes Ilcken Trio	1958	Jan Savitt and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bon Bon
		I Should Care	Rita Reys with The Wes Ilcken Combo	1956	Bob Allen and The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra BRD, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bonnie Lou Williams and The Sentimentalists REC
		It's Alright with Me	Rita Reys with The Wessel Ilcken Combo	1956	Peter Cookson - Orchestra conducted by Milton Rosenstock REC,REL, Peter Cookson PRF
	i	Love Is Here to Stay	Herbie Mann with The Wes Ilcken Trio	1958	Kenny Baker [US1] BRD, Abe Lyman and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Frank Parrish REC
	i	Lover Come Back to Me	Herbie Mann with The Wes Ilcken Trio	1958	Evelyn Herbert PRF, Victor Arden-Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Male Quartet REC
		Moonlight in Vermont	Rita Reys with The Wessel Ilcken Combo	1956	Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra - Vocal by Margaret Whiting
		My Funny Valentine	Rita Reys with The Wes Ilcken Combo	1956	Fairchild and Carroll and Their Orchestra REL, Mitzi Green PRF
	i	Summertime	Herbie Mann with The Wes Ilcken Trio	1958	Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
	i	The Lady Is a Tramp	Herbie Mann with The Wes Ilcken Trio	1958	Teddy Lynch with Fairchild and Carroll and Their Orchestra REC, Mitzi Green PRF
		There'll Never Be Another You	Rita Reys with The Wes Ilcken Combo	1956	John Payne & Joan Merrill
	i	Try a Little Tenderness	Herbie Mann with The Wes Ilcken Trio	1958	Jack Payne & His Band

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Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Herbie Mann With the Wes Ilcken Trio	Herbie Mann with The Wes Ilcken Trio	1958	Epic

EPs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Rita Reys with The Wessel Ilcken Combo	Rita Reys with The Wessel Ilcken Combo	1956	Philips

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	The Cool Voice of Rita Reys	Rita Reys	1956	Columbia [US]