Alec WilderOctets

Genre:

Jazz

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Avant-garde Jazz

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Tracklist

Jack, This Is My Husband
They Needed No Words
Footnote To A Summer Love
The Children Met The Train
Little White Samba
A Little Girl Grows Up
Me To Youth
The Amorous Poltergeist

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    Cover of Octets, 1947-05-24, Shellac Octets
    4×Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Compilation, Mono
    VOX (6) – VSP-301 US 1947 US1947
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    Cover of Alec Wilder Octets, 1949, Vinyl Alec Wilder Octets
    LP, 10", Mono
    Mercury – MG 25008 US 1949 US1949
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    • contrabassoon's avatar
      contrabassoon
      Edited 3 years ago
      Remarkable because these compositions from 1947 really set the tone for "popular" music over the next 20 years. This style of sound and orchestration is heard on countless other albums well into the '60s. Its an enjoyable collection of eccentric jazzy tunes that really predate themselves.

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