Jazz Articles about Gerry Wiggins

Gerry Wiggins (HiFi Jazz: Wiggin' Out

by C. Andrew Hovan
January 1, 2000

Very much a behind-the-scenes type of musician, pianist Gerald Wiggins is an excellent player who came up during the swing era working with Louis Armstrong and Benny Carter, among others. In the early '50s, he headed to California where he would accompany divas such as Eartha Kitt and Kay Starr, in addition to day gigs in the studios as a film coach and director.

Adding considerably to Wiggins' slight catalog of albums as a leader, Wiggin' Out is also only ...