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.Riverside Records discography accessed August 22, 2012
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Scott Yanow calling it "A nice vehicle for an 11-piece group".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 22, 2012
Track listing All compositions by Alec Wilder "Suggestion for Bored Dancers" - 1:48 "She Never Wore Makeup" - 3:42 "What Happened Last Night?" - 2:08 "Walk Softly" - 2:48 "Let's Get Together and Cry" - 2:34 "Mama Never Dug This Scene" - 1:31 "Pop, What's a Passacaglia?" - 2:25 "No Plans" - 2:38 "The Endless Quest" - 2:47 "Around the World in 2:34" - 2:35 "An Unrelenting Memory" - 3:13 "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
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