Welcome Alec Wilder Group members. I have now added almost 100 of our previous 150+ AWML members to the new Alec Wilder Group (awilder) at Yahoo. So we'll...
The wonderful Barbara Lea, who was a dear friend of and greatly admired by Alec Wilder, performs two of his songs on a brand new CD with the Loren Schoenberg...
John O Biderman
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Aug 11, 2006 7:06 pm
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martlet@... writes: I've been one of the moderators of the Eva Cassidy Yahoo Discussion Group (membership 900) for several years. Scott ...
songscout@...
Aug 14, 2006 9:05 pm
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... If Eva sounded anything like Jeri Southern I would like to hear it. Are you aware of Jeri Southern? Bernie Scheierman...
Helllou@...
Aug 16, 2006 7:09 pm
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In a message dated 8/16/2006 12:13:42 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, ... ________________________________ If Eva sounded anything like Jeri Southern I would like...
songscout@...
Aug 16, 2006 9:17 pm
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The date and place are set for the ALEC WILDER CENTENNIAL CONCERT: Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue) Sunday...
When you joined or were added to the Alec Wilder Group (awilder), you were encouraged to enhance your membership by "connecting your email address to a Yahoo...
On her debut CD titled "This Is Always" [MK], Toronto-based jazz singer Maureen Kennedy includes the Wilder song "The Winter of My Discontent" (lyric by Ben...
In Dunstan Prial's biography of John Hammond --"pioneering producer and talent spotter" (e.g., Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Bob Dylan, Bruce...
Jay Maynard
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Aug 18, 2006 7:41 pm
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Jazz singer and friend of Alec Wilder, Barbara Lea, has just released a new CD with the Loren Schoenberg Big Band. It's called BLACK BUTTERFLY and includes 2...
jeaniew73@...
Aug 18, 2006 8:07 pm
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Cracking open my copy of John Hammond's eminently interesting autobiography, "On the Record" (Ridge Press/Summit Books, 1977), I find two index references to...
jobiderman@...
Aug 18, 2006 8:49 pm
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The even larger issue in this reference is that they were studying with Wilder! It is not documented anywhere that Alec did any teaching; he never mentions it...
Demsey, David
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Aug 19, 2006 7:46 pm
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Does nobody take that (admittedly poorly-written) phrase: "Goddard Lieberson, a fellow student of Wilder's" to mean that they were all AT EASTMAN TOGETHER as...
Williams, Jim
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Aug 19, 2006 8:20 pm
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In our first few days of operation, there have been a number of postings to the Alec Wilder Group that should have been sent as email to me personally...
I would fully support the views expressed by David Demsey as I, too, have done extensive research, read correspondence to and by Alec, and also spoken with...
Robert Levy
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Aug 20, 2006 9:06 pm
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The Yahoo groups provide several options for message delivery to members. From the Alec Wilder Group webpage: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/awilder if...
Jack Donahue sings Wilder's "I'll Be Around" on his new CD "A Small Blue Thing" [PS Classics]. The song will also be included in the program for his Birdland...
Is there a verse to "I'll Be Around"? Putting together a collection of songs with verses (such as "Where or When") and I have a copy of IBA without a verse. ...
From outside the group, Bob Patek (rjp3@...) asks if anyone knows of an Alec Wilder piece/recording titled (he thinks) "Serenade for a New Baby." I know...
Dear Bob and Ron, et al Well, I don't consider myself an expert. But like most folks who read and contribute to this forum, I love Wilder's work and have...
songscout@...
Sep 11, 2006 6:18 pm
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Re: Serenade for a New Baby It's a Johnny Green song. Mario Lanza had the hit version. Wes Marshall...
Wes Marshall
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Sep 11, 2006 6:27 pm
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Although that word 'Serenade' has that slightly old-fashioned Wilder- ish feel about it, I would guess they're thinking of "A Child is Born". Gordon Sapsed...
Gordon Sapsed
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Sep 11, 2006 6:30 pm
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Re: Serenade for a New Baby Sounds like "A Child is Born" to me. Chas Gilbert...
I have sheet music, "copyright 1942 Regent Music Corporation, assigned 1943 to Edwin H. Morris & Co." There is no verse. I have never heard of a verse for this...
velsey
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Sep 11, 2006 7:31 pm
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There is no verse to "I'll Be Around". It's one of Wilder's few "pure" stand-alone 32-bar AABA tunes. David Demsey...
Demsey, David
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Sep 11, 2006 7:36 pm
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The TRO "Songs by Alec Wilder" sheet music shows no verse for "I'll Be Around", but has this comment about the song, by Alec Wilder: "As I recall, I was...
Gordon Sapsed
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Sep 11, 2006 7:38 pm
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In a message dated 9/10/2006 7:02:35 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, Nick Lindsley (pinkharrier@...) writes: Is there a verse to "I'll Be Around"? Putting...
