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...
Robert Levy
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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...
Ron
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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...
OKeep@...
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...
The annual Alec Wilder Celebration at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY is scheduled for Thursday, February 12, 8:00 PM in Kilbourn Hall. John...
The annual Friends of Alec Wilder Newsletter went out in the mail this week. Those who are not on the Newsletter mailing list can read a web version at the...
I got the Newsletter in the mail, and it's a beautiful job, Ron. Thanks for including my (too long) piece, I appreciate that. It will be nice to perform at...
Demsey, David
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Feb 17, 2009 9:01 pm
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Included in his program at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Sunday February 22, hornist Timothy Thompson will perform Alec Wilder's Sonata No. 3 for...
The latest issue of the UK magazine "Crescendo & Jazz Music' has a piece about Alec Wilder in their 'Composers Corner' series by Bernard McAlinden. The 7000...
Yesterday, I inadvertently deleted a posting from someone before I had a chance to even read it or notice the sender. Could this person possibly re-post his...
Subject: Wilder music in concert Daniel Katzen, faculty hornist at the University of Arizona performed the "Sonata No. 3 for Horn and Piano" by Alec Wilder on...
Glenn & Wini Bowen
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Mar 10, 2009 6:52 pm
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As a part of the "Music of the Americas" concert on March 19 at Lamar University, Robert Culbertson will play Wilder's Sonata for Horn and Piano, accompanied...
I just ran across this blog post by one Joe Sarno from February of '08 with a nice, brief tribute to AW and Marian McPartland's wonderful album of Wilder...
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