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Born in New York, Wiggins served in the Army at Ft. Lewis, in Washington, in 1944, and became an indispensable part of Seattle’s nascent bebop scene during his time there and afterward, getting star billing at Norm Bobrow’s jazz galas at the Metropolitan Theater. “Wig,” as he was called, played piano in a band led by Ernie Lewis and backed up the teenage Ernestine Anderson when she played with Lewis at such venues as the China Pheasant or the 411 Club. After Wiggins left Seattle for Los Angeles in 1948, he led a noted piano trio, backed up Lena Horne and Dinah Washington and coached Marilyn Monroe for her singing role in “Some Like It Hot.”
Jackson Street After Hours (print). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Wiggins http://www.bluenote.com/artist/gerald-wiggins/