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Personnel:
Joe Wilder (tp), Pete Brown (as), Hank Jones, Wade Legge(p), Wally Richardson (g), Wendell Marshall, Gene Ramey (b), Kenny Clarke, RudyCollins (d)
In 1953, Joe Wilder (Colwyn, Pennsylvania 1922), anex-Basieite trumpeter with extensive big band experience, settled in New Yorkto play for pit bands, TV, and to do studio recording work. Wilders reputationas a valuable sideman became increasingly impressive, more so with each newappearance on record, and for good reason.
On the opening session of this set recorded in November 1955Wilder is guested on two standards with the superb trio of Hank Jones, WendellMarshall and Kenny Clarke, the Savoy labels house rhythm section.
They proved an ideal support for Wilders delightfullymusical sensibility, something triumphantly confirmed a few weeks later whenthey backed Wilder on his own solo debut album, \"N Wilder...\" awonderfully individual session on which he displays the rare combination offlowing, singing lines and drive, strength and swing. Mature and impressive atany tempo, Wilders beautiful, big-toned sound, and fresh, creative conceptionshines especially on ballads.
On the last date, we find the trumpeter back in the fall of1954, when he played as a sideman of a sextet headed by Pete Brown, an unjustlyneglected, tastefully jumping alto saxophonist, who made his leader debut onrecord for Bethlehem with the 10-inch album \"Peter the Great.\" On awell-chosen programme of standards and blues, both hornmen display a skilledrange of ability at an easy, conversational level, well supported by a good rhythmsection featuring brief but excellent contributions by guitarist WallyRichardson, and Wade Legge, Dizzy Gillespies pianist.
At a time when many styles were blurring into each other,Wilder was maturely his own man, with such a beautiful sound. Still active in2013 he is a true living legend of the trumpet.
TRACKLIST:
01. How High the Moon (Wilders Moon)
(Hamilton-Lewis) 6:03
02. I Think of You with Every Breath I Take
(Rainger-Robin) 6:23
03. Cherokee (Ray Noble) 10:40
04. Prelude to a Kiss
05. My Heart Stood Still
(Rodgers-Hart) 4:28
06. Six Bit Blues (Ozzie Cadena) 8:24
07. Mad About the Boy (Noel Coward) 4:29
08. Darn That Dream (Jimmy Van Heusen) 4:59
09. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
(Seitz-Lockhart) 2:49
10. There Will Never Be Another You
(Warren-Gordon) 2:39
11. Moonlight in Vermont
12. I Cant Believe That Youre In Love
with Me (McHugh-Gaskill) 3:14
13. Used Blues (Pete Brown) 4:00
14. Tea for Two (Youmans-Caesar) 2:59
15. Delta Blues (Pete Brown) 4:53
Sources:
Track #1, taken from the 12\" album
\"The Hank Jones Trio Bluebird\" (Savoy MG12053)
Track #2, taken from the 12\" album
\"Various Artists Night People\" (Savoy MG12073)
Tracks #3-8, originally issued on the 12\" album
\"Joe Wilder - N Wilder...\" (Savoy MG12063)
Tracks #9-15, originally issued on the 10\" album
\"Pete Brown Sextet - Peter the Great\"
(Bethlehem BCP 1011)
Personnel on tracks #1 & 2:
HANK JONES TRIO featuring JOE WILDER
Joe Wilder, trumpet; Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall,bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NewJersey, on November 29, 1955
Personnel on tracks #3-8:
JOE WILDER QUARTET
Same personnel as Hank Jones Quartet
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NewJersey, on January 19, 1956
Personnel on tracks #9-15:
PETE BROWN SEXTET
Joe Wilder, trumpet; Pete Brown, alto sax; Wade Legge,piano; Wally Richardson, guitar
Gene Ramey, bass; Rudy Collins, drums
Recorded in New York City, on November 16, 1954
Original sessions produced by Ozzie Cadena (#1-8) andCreed Taylor (#9-15)
Recording Engineers: Rudy Van Gelder (#1-8) and Tom Dowd(#9-15)
Compiled for CD release by Jordi Pujol
Hi-Fi · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered
