Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder
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Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder is an album of compositions by Alec Wilder
, conducted by Frank Sinatra
, released in 1946.
Tracks 7-13 are older recordings (From 1939 to 1940), added in 1950 on The COLUMBIA (10", ML-4271).
All pieces composed by Alec Wilder
.
Alec Wilder
Alec Wilder was an American composer.-Biography:...
, conducted by Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
, released in 1946.
Track listing
The original COLUMBIA (78, M-637) 1946 album contained tracks 1-6.Tracks 7-13 are older recordings (From 1939 to 1940), added in 1950 on The COLUMBIA (10", ML-4271).
- "Air for Oboe" (Soloist, Mitch Miller) – 3:35
- "Air for Bassoon" (Soloist, Harold Goltzer) – 4:34
- "Air for Flute" (Soloist, Julius Baker) – 4:33
- "Air for English Horn" (Soloist, Mitch Miller) – 3:57
- "Slow Dance" – 4:06
- "Theme and Variations" – 4:11
- "Such a Tender Night" – 3:05
- "She'll Be Seven in May" – 2:59
- "It's Silk, Feel It!" – 2:31
- "Seldon the Sun" – 3:16
- "Her Old Man Was Suspicious" – 2:24
- "His First Long Pants" – 2:37
- "Pieces of Eight" – 2:26
All pieces composed by Alec Wilder
Alec Wilder
Alec Wilder was an American composer.-Biography:...
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Recording Dates
- Track 1, 2 & 3 were recorded December 5, 1945.
- Track 4, 5 & 6 were recorded December 10, 1945.
- Track 7 was recorded March 31, 1939.
- Track 8 & 9 were recorded June 13, 1939.
- Track 10, 11 & 13 were recorded July 17, 1940.
- Track 12 was recorded August 7, 1940.
Personnel
- Frank SinatraFrank SinatraFrancis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
- conductor (tracks 1-6) / With Woodwind Octet, The Columbia String Orchestra & Harpsichord - The Alec Wilder Octet (tracks 7-13)
- Alec Wilder Octet includes : Jimmy Carroll, Eddie Powell, Mitch Miller, Harold Goltzer, Reggie Merrill, Walter Gross, Gerry Gillis, Frank Carroll & Toots Mondello