New Music of Alec Wilder explained

New Music of Alec Wilder
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mundell Lowe and his Orchestra
Cover:	New Music of Alec Wilder.jpg
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
Chronology:	Mundell Lowe
Prev Title:	Guitar Moods
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	A Grand Night for Swinging
Next Year:	1957

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

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

1. "Suggestion for Bored Dancers" - 1:48
2. "She Never Wore Makeup" - 3:42
3. "What Happened Last Night?" - 2:08
4. "Walk Softly" - 2:48
5. "Let's Get Together and Cry" - 2:34
6. "Mama Never Dug This Scene" - 1:31
7. "Pop, What's a Passacaglia?" - 2:25
8. "No Plans" - 2:38
9. "The Endless Quest" - 2:47
10. "Around the World in 2:34" - 2:35
11. "An Unrelenting Memory" - 3:13
12. "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

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-200-series/#rlp-12-219 Riverside Records discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 22, 2012