I would disagree with Mr. Biderman's thoughts about the MIlls Brothers' recording of Alec's "I'll Be Around". I expressed surprise that the song had been...
What difference does it make after 50 years that some notes were 'wrong.' The Mills Brothers recording was a beautiful cover of the song and brought Alec's...
Helllou@...
Feb 2, 2007 8:46 pm
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Let's get straight on a couple of points about Alec, one of which was that he was a music business professional. Of course he was a snob; it was one of his...
OKeep@...
Feb 3, 2007 8:36 am
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Thank you so much. Poetic license for a phrase is taken all the time. Heard of jazz anyone? For Pete sake I agree completely (with the most recent postings)....
leslieorofino@...
Feb 3, 2007 8:39 am
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Whitney Balliett, 80, a jazz reporter who spent more than four decades writing graceful and definitive articles for the New Yorker magazine, died Feb. 1 at his...
Whitney Balliett died two days ago, February 1, at the age of 80. Aside from (or part of) his connection to Alec, Whitney was the one jazz writer who always...
Here is an outline of the anticipated program for the Alec Wilder Centennial Concert: Sunday, April 29th, 6:30 PM Merkin Hall West 67th Street, NYC Alec Wilder...
Steve Schwartz, who hosts what is now Boston's best jazz program on radio, is including Alec Wilder in a confluence of mid-February birthdays on the date of...
Sorry, I should have added that though the announcement says "Monday, Feb. 16" we all know, of course, it is Friday. And you can listen wherever you happen to...
Last Sunday at Montana State University in Billings, marimbist Barbara Fordham and other members of the Yellowstone Chamber Players performed Wilder's Sextet...
Friends, To celebrate Alec's 100th birthday, and to expose his enormous contribution to music to a wider audience, I have spent the past 100 days posting mp3s...
Today, on Alec Wilder's 100th birthday at least two NY city radio stations chose to program a number of his works and songs. Michael Bourne on his afternoon...
Robert Levy
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Feb 17, 2007 9:16 pm
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Dear fellow Wilderians, So here we are -- the 100th anniversary of Alec Wilder's birth. I'm listening on the radio to a rendition of "Who Can I Turn To" by an...
To John Biderman: Thank you for the greatest tribute to Alec Wilder I have ever seen! Everything you said reflects all I have ever felt since the first time I...
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Feb 18, 2007 3:33 am
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John: A beautiful and so well-deserved tribute. Thank you. Now if those great NPR programs of his about popular songs would be released somehow to hear...
Richard Dillman
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Feb 19, 2007 3:33 am
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In a concert this Tuesday at 8PM, the Kingsbury Woodwind Quintet will perform arrangements of the octets "Such A Tender Night" and "She'll Be Seven In May" in...
For anyone who might be interested, I'll be featuring numerous versions of "I'll Be Around" tomorrow (Tuesday, February 20) on my program ("The Jazz Train")...
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Feb 20, 2007 3:12 am
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On NPR's "Weekend Edition" this past Saturday was a short but sweet Alec Wilder tribute by host Scott Simon. It can be heard here: ...
In response to Rob Geller's recent posting: Words are easy, but THAT is one astounding achievement. My most humble and still-in-awe thanks. (Deep breath) Some...
As Daisy's producer for her Simply Jazz album (and also her mama) I thank you kindly for supporting the efforts of a young artist. With Judy Bell's help I have...
I hope some of you can attend my upcoming concert, The Music of Alec Wilder. Saturday at 3PM, March 17, 2007 Bruno Walter Auditorium New York Public Library...
I can certainly identify the piece being played behind the NPR show dialogue, since it was written for me in 1963; first movement of the "Sonata for Clarinet...
Glenn & Wini Bowen
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Feb 21, 2007 5:45 am
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Phil and Leslie Aaholm have identified the piece playing in the background of the NPR "Weekend Edition" story. As Phil describes: "It was the Sonata for...
Glenn: What a lovely piece to have written for you! The performance is by Marcus Eley clarinet and Lucerne DeSa piano from the CD Welcome Home (Arabesque...
Rob: Thanks for letting me know about the Wilder Clarinet Sonata CD. I had no idea that anyone had been brave enough, and dedicated enough to Wilder's music...
Glenn & Wini Bowen
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Feb 22, 2007 8:18 pm
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Tom Hampson has sent me the program from the February 13th Alec Wilder Centennial Celebration at the Eastman School of Music (See Below). Unfortunately, the...
A few of the newer "Blackberry Winter" recordings (www.allmusic.com): MaryJo Mundy, One Meat Ball [Appleseed] Bronwyn Rucker, Bright Blue [Original Cast] (also...
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