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Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder

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Released
  
1946

Artist
  
Frank Sinatra

Label
  
TP4 Music

Length
  
44:14

Release date
  
1946

Genre
  
Jazz


Recorded
  
March 31, 1939 – December 10, 1945, Los Angeles

Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder (1946)
  
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Similar
  
Frank Sinatra albums, Jazz albums

Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder is an album of compositions by Alec Wilder, conducted by Frank Sinatra, released in 1946.

Contents

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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).

  1. "Air for Oboe" (Soloist, Mitch Miller)  – 3:35
  2. "Air for Bassoon" (Soloist, Harold Goltzer)  – 4:34
  3. "Air for Flute" (Soloist, Julius Baker)  – 4:33
  4. "Air for English Horn" (Soloist, Mitch Miller)  – 3:57
  5. "Slow Dance"  – 4:06
  6. "Theme and Variations"  – 4:11
  7. "Such a Tender Night"  – 3:05
  8. "She'll Be Seven in May"  – 2:59
  9. "It's Silk, Feel It!"  – 2:31
  10. "Seldon the Sun"  – 3:16
  11. "Her Old Man Was Suspicious"  – 2:24
  12. "His First Long Pants"  – 2:37
  13. "Pieces of Eight"  – 2:26

All pieces composed by Alec Wilder.

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 Sinatra – 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

    • Songs

    1Air for Oboe3:39
    2Air for Bassoon4:37
    3Air for Flute4:36

    References

    Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder Wikipedia
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