The Pretty Sound Explained

The Pretty Sound
Type:	Album
Artist:	Joe Wilder
Cover:	The Pretty Sound.jpg
Released:	October 1959
Recorded:	1959
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:20
Label:	Columbia CL 1372
Chronology:	Joe Wilder
Prev Title:	Wilder 'n' Wilder
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	Jazz From Peter Gunn
Next Year:	1959

The Pretty Sound is an album led by jazz trumpeter Joe Wilder recorded in 1959 and first released on the Columbia label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Wade Kergan stated: "Wilder is joined by Urbie Green, Hank Jones, Jerome Richardson, and Herbie Mann on Pretty Sound of Joe Wilder, which lives up to its name on a tasteful selection of ballads and standards".

Track listing

1. "Harbor Lights" (Hugh Williams, Jimmy Kennedy) – 3:39
2. "I Hear Music" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) – 3:21
3. "It's So Peaceful in the Country" (Alec Wilder) – 5:02
4. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 5:03
5. "Guys and Dolls" (Loesser) – 4:17
6. "Blue Moon" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:14
7. "Caravan" (Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington) – 4:49
8. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 3:30
9. "The Boy Next Door" (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) – 3:22
10. "Lullabye" (Johannes Brahms) – 3:03

Personnel

• • Joe Wilder – trumpet Urbie Green – trombone (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 & 8-10)
• Herbie Mann – flute (tracks 2, 4 & 7)
• Phil Bodner – English horn, flute, clarinet, saxophone, (tracks 1, 6 & 9)
• Jerome Richardson – clarinet, saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 & 8-10)
• Jerry Sanfino – flute, clarinet, saxophone (tracks 3, 5, 8 & 10)
• Hank Jones – piano
• Al Cassamenti – guitar
• George Duvivier – bass (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 & 8-10)
• Milt Hinton – bass (tracks 2, 4 & 7)
• John Cresci Jr. – drums (tracks 2, 4 & 7)
• Osie Johnson – drums (tracks 3, 5, 8 & 10)
• Don Lamond – drums (tracks 1, 6 & 9)
• Mike Colicchio – arranger

Notes and References

1. https://bsnpubs.com/columbia/columbia12/columbia1300.html Both Sides Now: Columbia Main Series, Part 9: CL 1300-1399 (1959-1960)