The Pretty Sound
The Pretty Sound | ||||
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Released | October 1959 | |||
Recorded | 1959 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:20 | |||
Label | Columbia CL 1372 | |||
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The Pretty Sound is an album led by jazz trumpeter Joe Wilder recorded in 1959 and first released on the Columbia label.[1]
Reception
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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".[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Harbor Lights" (Hugh Williams, Jimmy Kennedy) – 3:39
- "I Hear Music" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) – 3:21
- "It's So Peaceful in the Country" (Alec Wilder) – 5:02
- "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 5:03
- "Guys and Dolls" (Loesser) – 4:17
- "Blue Moon" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:14
- "Caravan" (Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington) – 4:49
- "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 3:30
- "The Boy Next Door" (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) – 3:22
- "Lullabye" (Johannes Brahms) – 3:03
Personnel
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]- ^ Both Sides Now: Columbia Main Series, Part 9: CL 1300-1399 (1959-1960) accessed September 19, 2018
- ^ a b Kergan, Wade. The Pretty Sound of Joe Wilder/Jazz From "Peter Gunn" – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 19, 2018.