Plays the Music of Alec Wilder

Plays the Music of Alec Wilder

Track Listings

 
1. Jazz Waltz For A Friend - Marian McPartland
2. Why?
3. While We're Young
4. Lullaby For A Lady
5. Inner Circle
6. I'll Be Around
7. Trouble Is A Man
8. Homework
9. Where Are The Good Companions?
10. It's So Peaceful In The Country

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Plays Alec Wilder
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    Plays Alec Wilder
    Roland Hanna , and Helen Merrill
    Manufacturer: Absord Japan
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000DJW8U
    Release Date: 2004-01-13

    Tracks:

    1. Starlighter
    2. Mimosa and Me
    3. While We're Young
    4. Blackberry Winter
    5. Remember My Child
    6. It's So Peaceful
    7. I'll Be Around
    8. That's My Girl
    9. Sounds Around the House
    10. You're Free
    11. Moon and Sand
    12. Star Wish
    Plays the Music of Alec Wilder
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Her best of the 1970s
    • Here are the Good Companions
    Plays the Music of Alec Wilder
    Marian McPartland
    Manufacturer: Jazz Alliance
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000005HJI
    Release Date: 1993-10-19

    Tracks:

    1. Jazz Waltz For A Friend
    2. Why?
    3. While We're Young
    4. Lullaby For A Lady
    5. Inner Circle
    6. I'll Be Around
    7. Trouble Is A Man
    8. Homework
    9. Where Are The Good Companions?
    10. It's So Peaceful In The Country

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Her best of the 1970s.......2000-02-14

    This is probably the only full-length exploration of Wilder's music on record, and Marian does it justice. "Jazz Waltz for a Friend" was written by Alec Wilder for McPartland due to their long friendship, and Marian continues to play his material often in her performances. Other memorable tunes include a bouncy version of "I'll Be Around" (compare this to a much more pensive version that concludes "Live at Maybeck" nearly 20 years later), "Where Are the Good Companions?" and "It's So Peaceful in the Country." The sound is a bit dim, but it's a fine disk nevertheless and was originally recorded for Marian's own Halcyon label.

    5 out of 5 stars Here are the Good Companions.......1999-12-10

    "How blue the skies, Oh, sweet surprise" as Marian McPartland sails into the Wilder blue yonder. Sparkling, evanescent luminosities. Brilliant renditions of some of Alec Wilder's best tunes.
    Diana Robinson Plays the Music of Alec Wilder
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Be A Child Again
    Diana Robinson Plays the Music of Alec Wilder
    Diana Robinson
    Manufacturer: Multimedia Library
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000EXDXM0
    Release Date: 2006-03-11

    Tracks:

    1. Such A Lonely Girl Am I
    2. Love Among the Young
    3. Lovers and Losers
    4. The Winter Of My Discontent
    5. I Like It Here
    6. I'll Be Around
    7. Crazy In the Heart
    8. Where Do You Go?
    9. Be A Child
    10. Where Do You Sleep?
    11. Octet XXI
    12. Love Is When

    Product Description

    Alec Wilder (1907-1980) was born in Rochester, New York and briefly studied composition at the Eastman School of Music. Much has been written about the technical features and categorization of his musical styles. This collection draws on the harmonic beauty of his compositions which I came admire again recently while playing “Be A Child” 25 years after I first played it. The harmony, voice leading and changes of musical character in Alec’s pieces helped inspire these updated arrangements. Special Thanks: To Ron Socciarelli who commissioned Alec’s “Entertainment VII” back in 1976, for the Ohio University Wind Ensemble’s Alec Wilder Festival. It was there that I did my first Alec Wilder arrangements and had the privilege of meeting him and having him listen to my four-piece group. With his encouragement I moved to New York City and met Marian McPartland whose influence over the years has been substantial.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Be A Child Again.......2007-06-10

    Alec Wilder reminds me of Delius. His compositions for Children (Lullabies and Night Songs) are beautiful, peaceful, poignant, and easy to play. This album shows his peculiar gift for writing music that sounds happy and inward at the same time: like a kid playing by himself, in his own world, self-forgetful, content. I loved sharing this music with my own children years ago, and my now-30-year-old son who develops electronic instruments for a living, still loves the songs. I appreciate Diana Robinson's artistry and her affection for Wilder.
    Plays the Music of Alec Wilder
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      Plays the Music of Alec Wilder
      Marian McPartland
      Manufacturer: Halcyon
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00000D2S0

      Tracks:

      1. Jazz Waltz for a Friend
      2. Why?
      3. While We're Young
      4. Lullaby for a Lady
      5. Inner Circle
      6. I'll Be Around
      7. Trouble Is a Man
      8. Homework
      9. Where Are the Good Companions?
      10. It's So Peaceful in the Country
      Plays the Music of Alec Wilder
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        Plays the Music of Alec Wilder
        Roland Hanna
        Manufacturer: Tokuma
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00005645Y
        Release Date: 2004-01-20

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