This page was sent to you by: jobiderman@.... OBITUARIES | October 31, 2006 Arnold Sundgaard, Lyricist and Playwright, Is Dead at 96 By MARGALIT FOX ...
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Nov 1, 2006 8:31 pm
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Some friends and I have undertaken the project of pushing the reissuing of Lou Ouzer's book "Contemporary Musicians In Photographs". The copyright is in Lou's...
... I met him one summer in the early 1990s when he and his wife were living in Santa Fe. While doing research for "Alec Wilder: A Bio-Bibliography" (Demsey...
In Tucson's Pima Air and Space Museum, there is a World War II B-17 bomber. Its forward fuselage has "I'll Be Around" painted in 2-foot tall lettering. No...
Glenn & Wini Bowen
wgbowen@...
Nov 6, 2006 7:15 pm
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... But, Alec Wilder has never had much press, unfortunately. Perhaps that's the way he wanted it. Dinah Rosoff...
dinahcomp@...
Nov 6, 2006 7:18 pm
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It is really shocking that they didn't acknowledge Wilder's book. Patrick O'Connor...
mapplucia@...
Nov 7, 2006 6:13 am
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... My reading of the books and articles about Alec Wilder (and a few conversations with Loonis McGlohon) indicate to me that he was not entirely the "I...
songscout@...
Nov 7, 2006 6:23 am
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Glenn Bowen writes: In Tucson's Pima Air and Space Museum, there is a World War II B-17 bomber. Its forward fuselage has "I'll Be Around" painted in 2-foot...
songscout@...
Nov 7, 2006 6:26 am
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The plane on display is B-17 #44-85828, a restoration of "I'll Be Around" (#23192) which crashed in England on June 4, 1944 and these two sites give some...
"I'll Be Around" was a big radio 'hit' here in the UK in the 1940's - although we didn't have 'charts' in the two page wartime newspapers. Any songs of the day...
Mornin', all... I'm sort of new to this group, so forgive me if this goes on long: it's only Part I. What's on my mind is the year or so I spent more or less...
In a message dated 11/7/2006 7:39:56 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, dschaeff@... writes: I do know that the Riverside jazz session with Mundell Lowe did not...
OKeep@...
Nov 8, 2006 9:49 pm
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My kindness pales to insignificance next to yours, Orrin...indeed my memory - unassisted - is as poor as memories can get. Assisted, I do (sort of) recall...
... Mr. Keepnews: I, for one, would be very interested in the story of the Riverside sessions, as well as the story of your last Algonquin evening with Alec....
Gene Nielsen
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Nov 9, 2006 10:04 pm
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The best way to get me to post a couple of my better AW stories is to be patient -- but not too patient. I'm in the midst of a couple of booklet-writing...
OKeep@...
Nov 10, 2006 1:09 am
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Thank you Mr. Schaeffer and Mr. Keepnews for your entertaining and invaluable first-person recollections. I eagerly await more! Orrin, in light of the recent...
Dirk Schaeffer (speaking principally to Orrin Keepnews re. the Mundell Lowe recording sessions) writes: I was planning on talking about that evening a little...
In February 23 of next year, the Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra (OCCO) "Orchestra's Choice" program showcases OCCO's principal trumpet, Mike Rossi in a...
For some reason, I have been receiving this Schirmer Newsletter for a couple of years, and note a lack of Wilder recognition by Schirmer, who owns Margun...
Glenn & Wini Bowen
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Nov 14, 2006 8:26 pm
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I came across this item posted in July on the website of the excellent Orchestra2001, Philadelphia's New Music Orchestra: "Our self-produced CD of music by...
Rob Geller writes (from the Orchestra 2001 website): "Our self-produced CD of music by Alec Wilder, in collaboration with pianist Marian McPartland, has...
Marian McPartland, in my opinion, had a special affinity for the music of her friend Wilder. I don't know if the superior LP "Marian McPartland Plays the...
songscout@...
Nov 17, 2006 9:27 pm
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Currently 'out of print' there are 5 used copies of the CD for sale on Amazon for prices ranging from $39.99 to $79.99, or on vinyl from several dealers on...
It sounds like the opportunists are at work! I have not seen that the McPartland CD is out of print. It was finally issued by her on the Jazz Alliance, INC....
In spite of my postings #17 and #51 (Personal vs. Group Messages) and specific instructions in the FAQ file, there is still some confusion among members as to...
... I have purchased all of these, but wonder if anyone in the group has pristine recordings of the other shows? I'd be glad to make trades, pay for CD-Rs or...
My memory may be among the worst in the world, so that generally all that remains are occasional snapshots: here are a few, with whatever explanation they...
Since Dirk Schaeffer promises another installment of his recollections of the Wilder music recorded by a Mundell Lowe orchestra, I'll wait for him to finish...
OKeep@...
Nov 20, 2006 5:12 am
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Ron: It's about time we thank you for managing the Alec Wilder discussion group, the old AWML and the new AWG at Yahoo. I can't recall anyone doing so since...
May I second the motion re Ron, and in so doing wish you all the happiest and healthiest of holiday seasons. We have a lot to be thankful for. Trudi Mann...
