In a message dated 10/1/2008 9:11:30 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
joelangjazz@... writes:

It is nice that Ralph included "Blackberry Winter" on his new CD. I
find it is strange that the reviewer refers to this song as "Alec
Wilder's lesser known." From the context, I am not sure what he was
comparing it to, but "Blackberry Winter" has certainly become one of
the more frequently recorded Wilder songs since it reached public
consciousness.

Joe Lang

Agreed, Joe

Blackberry Winter is a "lesser known" song but not one of Alec Wilder's lesser
knowns. Of course, unfortunately, almost any of his songs are lesser-known,
other than "While We're Young, I'll Be Around and It's So Peaceful in the
Country. Those are his only three that can be considered in the first "layer" of
standards. His "Moon and Sand" is a personal favorite and I'm happy to see that
it seems to be getting much more exposure the past few decades.

Roger Crane