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This chapter presents a diverse selection of musical profiles reflecting Wilson's evolution in musical style, composition, and arranging. One of the most salient features of Wilson's music is that of innovation. His innovative character was not limited to his constantly evolving musical style but also to his creative relationships to cultural traditions (many outside the jazz world, to the media), racial integration, education, and the performance context. For many years, Wilson made it clear that his band did not rely on rehearsals, and that when he recorded he wanted to keep the music as spontaneous as possible. This certainly did not equate into his recordings matching his live performance in experience, effect, or executions, for better or worse; however, he had always felt that he came close. |
