A Tribute to Barbara Lea "A benefit by loving friends to honor her as she faces a serious life challenge." Friday, July 25 at 7:30 PM The Laurie Beechman...
Boz Scaggs has a new album of standards "Speak Low" [Decca] to be released in September - October. It contains "Senza Fine" (Campos Cesarea, Gine Paoli, and...
PINOCCHIO CD [Sepia] 1957 Television Musical Wilder-Engvick $15.95 www.footlight.com Once upon a time in the 1950's, there was such a thing as an "original TV...
"The First Warm Day in May" was written by Bart Howard, not Alec Wilder, in case any Wilder aficionado is wondering how they missed that one! I understand...
Judy Bell
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Aug 23, 2008 10:56 pm
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Kitty Kallen's CD "Warm and Sincere" [Sepia] has her 1949 recording of the Alec Wilder - Marshall Barer song "Milwaukee." George Moffatt...
On the release of the debut CD album "Energy Fields" [Mighty Quinn] by the Ralph Lalama Quartet: Alec Wilder's lesser known "Blackberry Winter" serves to close...
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."...
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...
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Oct 2, 2008 6:42 pm
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This delightful soiree was a somewhat intimate gathering of discerning aficionados who nevertheless enjoyed Ruth's selections from the American popular...
I have always thought that "Trouble Is a Man" is a superior song, musically and lyrically, and should have become a standard. Somewhat surprisingly, at least...
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Nov 2, 2008 4:55 am
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A note on this group must surely me made about the passing of Studs Terkel, an American treasure. In the 2005 CD produced and conducted by our own Bob Levy,...
Wilder wrote the song for Ethel Waters, not Peggy Lee. Wilder admired Waters and in a note in the song folio Alec Wilder Songs Were Made To Sing, Wilder said...
Judy Bell
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Nov 3, 2008 8:45 pm
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Jimmy Wyble (b 1922) is best known as a studio guitarist in the Los Angeles area - much revered by fellow guitarists There are many examples of him playing...
(Media-Newswire.com) - Love will be in the air Thursday through Saturday ( Nov. 6-8 ) at West Virginia University when the WVU opera program presents "Opera...
Pulitzer prize winner, composer Gunther Schuller also dedicated to Wilder one of the movements in his large symphony for Wind Ensemble titled "In Praise of...
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Nov 4, 2008 4:25 am
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Roger Crane wrote: "I read someplace that Wilder wrote the song for his friend Peggy Lee but that she never recorded it. Any of you know the facts?" Judy Bell...
A rare performance of some of Wilder's Octets will take place Tuesday, November 11th at the Louise Underwood Cultural Arts Center in Lubbock, Texas. It is part...
I'll be singing a couple of Alec Wilder songs in my concert this Sunday at the Players Club. Lisa Daehlin Sunday November 16th at 3PM The Players 16 Grammercy...
Re: The CD "Introducing Janis Mars" [JM] I especially like her uber-dramatic version of Winter of My Discontent (a song I never enjoyed before) by Alec Wilder...
... I would be very interested in hearing this if possible. Ron Wise...
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Nov 19, 2008 3:10 am
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The Phoenix Theatre for Children is getting into the holiday spirit with a production based on a half-century-old seasonal album by Bing Crosby. An Axe, an...
Some Xmas-y Nostalgia Here's a couple of stories I didn't include in my earlier Nostalgia series because they're not directly about Alec. But they're...
A reissue of the 1960 Moodsville LP by the Frank Wess Quartet [Original Jazz Classics] features Wilder's "It's So Peaceful In The Country." Wess on flute is...
It's nice to be reminded. But this is not exactly new information, and interested parties should not spend too much time trying to locate this item in their...
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Jan 16, 2009 7:30 am
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According to CDUniverse, the Frank Wess Quartet CD (containing "It's So Peaceful") was originally recorded in 1960 as a Moodsville LP, and reissued on May 11,...
The annual Alec Wilder Concert in New York City will be held on Saturday, April 4th at 3PM, St. Peter's Church, Lexington Ave. at 54th Street. Concert details...
Dirk Shaeffer doesn't quote any dates for the recording by Mitch Miller of 'April Age' by Don Cherry with Percy Faith's Orchestra, although the sheet music...
... Dirk Shaeffer doesn't quote any dates for the recording by Mitch Miller of 'April Age' by Don Cherry with Percy Faith's Orchestra, although the sheet music...
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