Wilder 'n' Wilder (also released as Softly with Feeling) is an album led by jazz trumpeter Joe Wilder recorded in 1956 and first released on the Savoy label.Savoy Records Catalog: 12000 series accessed September 19, 2018Discography of the Savoy/Regent and Associated labels accessed September 19, 2018
Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook stated: "The quartet effortlessly works through six cuts ... While Wilder takes quality solos throughout, especially on the slower cuts, Jones matches him track for track with his own elegantly swinging and thoughtful statements. One of the best of the trumpeter's early dates".
Track listing "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 10:38 "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) – 5:00 "My Heart Stood Still" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:30 "Six Bit Blues" (Ozzie Cadena) – 8:26 "Mad About the Boy" (Noël Coward) – 4:28 "Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange) – 4:59
Personnel Joe Wilder – trumpet Hank Jones – piano Wendell Marshall – bass Kenny Clarke – drums
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