New Music of Alec Wilder
1956 studio album by Mundell Lowe and his Orchestra
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Studio album by Mundell Lowe and his Orchestra | ||||
Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | June 12, 19, and July 3, 1956 | |||
Studio | Reeves Sound Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 30:21 | |||
Label | Riverside | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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New Music of Alec Wilder is an album by American jazz guitarist Mundell Lowe and his orchestra featuring compositions by Alec Wilder recorded in 1956 for the Riverside label.[1]
Reception
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Scott Yanow calling it "A nice vehicle for an 11-piece group".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Alec Wilder
- "Suggestion for Bored Dancers" - 1:48
- "She Never Wore Makeup" - 3:42
- "What Happened Last Night?" - 2:08
- "Walk Softly" - 2:48
- "Let's Get Together and Cry" - 2:34
- "Mama Never Dug This Scene" - 1:31
- "Pop, What's a Passacaglia?" - 2:25
- "No Plans" - 2:38
- "The Endless Quest" - 2:47
- "Around the World in 2:34" - 2:35
- "An Unrelenting Memory" - 3:13
- "Tacet for Neurotics" - 2:12
- Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City on June 12, 1956 (tracks 3, 4, 9 & 12) June 19, 1956 (tracks 5, 7, 8 & 11) and July 3, 1956 (tracks 1, 2, 6 & 10)
Personnel
- Mundell Lowe - guitar
- Joe Wilder - trumpet
- John Barrows, Jim Buffington - French horn
- Don Hammond - flute
- Jerry Roth - oboe
- Bernard Garfield (tracks 1-4, 6, 9, 10 & 12), Harold Goltzer (tracks 5, 7, 8 & 11) - bassoon
- Jimmy Carroll - clarinet, bass clarinet
- Trigger Alpert (tracks 3-5, 7-9, 11 & 12), Milt Hinton (tracks 1, 2, 6 & 10) - bass
- Ed Shaughnessy - drums
References
- ^ Riverside Records discography accessed August 22, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 22, 2012
- v
- t
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- The Mundell Lowe Quartet (1955)
- Guitar Moods (1956)
- New Music of Alec Wilder (1956)
- A Grand Night for Swinging (1957)
- Porgy & Bess (1958)
- TV Action Jazz! (1959)
- Themes from Mr. Lucky, The Untouchables and Other TV Action Jazz (1960)