7 x Wilder explained

7 x Wilder
Type:	Studio
Artist:	The Bob Brookmeyer 4
Cover:	7 x Wilder.jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	June 29, 1961 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	34:48
Label:	Verve V/V6 8413
Producer:	Creed Taylor
Chronology:	Bob Brookmeyer
Prev Title:	The Blues Hot and Cold
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Recorded Fall 1961
Next Year:	1961

7 x Wilder is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Bob Brookmeyer featuring compositions by Alec Wilder recorded in 1961 for the Verve label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated "It shouldn't be surprising that Hall's softly speaking guitar is the perfect complement to Brookmeyer's almost vocal valve trombone, since the two meshed so well together while working in the Jimmy Giuffre Trio just a few years earlier". On All About Jazz, C. Andrew Hovan noted "7 x Wilder is Brookmeyer at his finest".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Alec Wilder except as indicated

1. "While We're Young" (Alec Wilder, Morty Palitz, William Engvick) – 6:16
2. "That's the Way It Goes" (Wilder, Sid Robin) – 4:43
3. "The Wrong Blues" (Wilder, Engvick) – 4:38
4. "It's So Peaceful in the Country" – 4:04
5. "Blues for Alec" (Bob Brookmeyer) – 6:10
6. "I'll Be Around" – 4:30
7. "Who Can I Turn To" (Wilder, Engvick) – 4:27

Personnel

• Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone, piano
• Jim Hall – guitar
• Bill Crow – bass
• Mel Lewis – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8400-series/#v-v6-8413 Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series
2. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Verve Label Discography, accessed November 27, 2015
3. Hovan, C. A., All About Jazz Review, May 5, 2003