Mark Masters on Alec Wilder

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
July 27, 2020

One of the finest jazz albums of the year is a collaboration between trumpter-arranger Mark Masters and baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan. The album is Night Talk: The Alec Wilder Songbook (Capri). If you're unfamiliar with Masters, now's a good time to explore. His arranging skills are magnificent, and he has a long history of turning out exceptional work. He also is president of the American Jazz Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to the enrichment and enhancement of the appreciation of ...
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Roland Hanna Plays Alec Wilder

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
January 22, 2009

Sometimes you wind up with the greatest albums by accident. A couple of weeks ago I purchased a batch of Helen Merrill CDs online. When they arrived, I began listening to them, one after the next. Three tracks into the fourth CD, I suddenly realized Helen wasn't singing (hey, I go into a zone when I'm writing). Puzzled, I reached for the jewel case. The cover of the Gitanes release said, Helen Merrill Presents: Sir Roland Hanna Plays the Music ...
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"Letters I Never Mailed: Clues to a Life" by Alec Wilder

Source: All About Jazz
January 19, 2006

Letters I Never Mailed: Clues to a Life, by Alec Wilder, in a new, annotated edition with introduction and supplementary material by David Demsey, foreword by jazz pianist Marian McPartland, and photographs by Louis Ouzer.

Alec Wilder is a rare example of a composer who established a reputation both as a prolific composer of concertos, sonatas, and operas, and as a popular songwriter (including the hit “I'll Be Around"). He was fearsomely articulate and had a wide and varied circle ...
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Barbara Fasano & Eric Comstock Sing Alec Wilder Saturday, April 9th @ 2:00pm Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre

Source: All About Jazz
April 9, 2005

April 9, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] SATURDAY, APRIL 9TH @ 2:00PM THE FRIENDS OF ALEC WILDER PRESENT THE 20TH ANNUAL ALEC WILDER CONCERT LEONARD NIMOY THALIA THEATRE SYMPHONY SPACE (95th Street, West of Broadway) ERIC COMSTOCK & BARBARA FASANO WILL SING RARITIES AS WELL AS STANDARDS SUCH AS “BLACKBERRY WINTER", “WHERE IS THE ONE?" & “WHO CAN I TURN TO?" FOLLOWING THEIR SET, RARE WILDER FILM MUSIC WILL BE PERFORMED. TICKETS: $20, ...
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