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Conductor Thomas G. Leslie, his University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra, and the Boston Brass Quintet empathetically frame this centerpiece with works by Hugo Montenegro and the young Jorge Machain, who offers the world premiere recording of his Five Cities to the mix. The resulting album – as one might expect – is altogether outstanding.
J.J. Johnson was so famous in the jazz world that he kept on winning Downbeat polls in the 1970s, even though he was not playing at all. However, starting with a Japanese tour in 1977, Johnson gradually returned to a busy performance schedule, leading a quintet in the 1980s that often featured Ralph Moore. In the mid-'90s, he remained at the ...
About This CD Evening Star Records is proud to announce the release of the first Joe Wilder-led album in over thirty years.Alone With Just My Dreams (Evening Star ES-101) features the veteran trumpeter in the company of a multi-generational, all-star rhythm section, including James Williams on piano, Remo Palmier on guitar, Jay Leonhart on bass, and Sherman Ferguson on drums.
22. Feb. 2011 · Today, the National Museum of American History and Smithsonian Jazz celebrate trumpeter Joe Wilder’s 89th birthday. Born in 1922 in Colwyn, Pennsylvania, Wilder’s passion for music began when, as a young boy, he saw his father play the tuba. Primarily known as a jazz musician, Wilder has performed in diverse entertainment settings such as in touring jazz bands, classical orchestras, and on ...
Alyn Shipton presents the first in a three-part profile of the American tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, who was born 100 years ago this month. Hawkins was the first musician to turn the ...
An elegant trumpet soloist and a totally accurate member of a big band brass section, Joe Wilder was held in high regard by his fellow musicians. Always immaculate, and with an inbuilt sense of
17. Mai 2014 · The show went on, uninterrupted. Wilder, a consummate jazz musician who never saw himself as a civil rights activist but who helped break color barriers in orchestras at Broadway shows and in ...
