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Joe Wilder

April 30, 2024

Joseph Benjamin Wilder (February 22, 1922 – May 9, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.

Joe Wilder
Left to right: John Webber, Joe Wilder and Lewis Nash
Background information
Born(1922-02-22)February 22, 1922
Colwyn, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 9, 2014(2014-05-09) (aged 92)
New York City, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz, Swing music
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Trumpet, flugelhorn
Years active1940s – 2014
LabelsSavoy, Columbia, Evening Star

Wilder was awarded the Temple University Jazz Master's Hall of Fame Award in 2006.[1] The National Endowment for the Arts honored him with its highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Award for 2008.[2]

Biography edit

Wilder was born into a musical family led by his father Curtis, a bassist and bandleader in Philadelphia. Wilder's first performances took place on the radio program "Parisian Tailor's Colored Kiddies of the Air". He and the other young musicians were backed up by such illustrious bands as Duke Ellington's and Louis Armstrong's that were also then playing at the Lincoln Theater. Wilder studied at the Mastbaum School of Music in Philadelphia, but turned to jazz when he felt that there was little future for an African-American classical musician. At the age of 19, Wilder joined his first touring big band, Les Hite's band.[3]

Wilder was one of the first thousand African Americans to serve in the Marines during World War II. He worked first in Special Weapons and eventually became Assistant Bandmaster at the headquarters' band. Following the war during the 1940s and early 1950s, he played in the orchestras of Jimmie Lunceford, Herbie Fields, Sam Donahue, Lucky Millinder, Noble Sissle, Dizzy Gillespie, and finally with the Count Basie Orchestra. From 1957 to 1974, Wilder did studio work for ABC-TV, New York City, and in the pit orchestras for Broadway musicals, while building his reputation as a soloist with his albums for Savoy (1956) and Columbia (1959). His Jazz from Peter Gunn (1959), features ten songs from Henry Mancini ("Peter Gunn") television score in melodic and swinging fashion with a quartet. He was also a regular sideman with such musicians as NEA Jazz Masters Hank Jones, Gil Evans, and Benny Goodman. He became a favorite with vocalists and played for Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Johnny Mathis, Harry Belafonte, Eileen Farrell, Tony Bennett, and many others.[4] Wilder earned a bachelor of music degree in 1953, studying classical trumpet at the Manhattan School of Music with Joseph Alessi, where he was also principal trumpet with the school's symphony orchestra under conductor Jonel Perlea. In the 1960s, he performed on several occasions with the New York Philharmonic under Andre Kostelanetz and Pierre Boulez and played lead for the Symphony Of The New World from 1965 to 1971.

He appeared on The Cosby Show episode "Play It Again, Russell" (1986),[5] and played the trumpet in the Malcolm X Orchestra in Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" (1992).[6] Since 1991 he returned as a leader and recorded three albums for Evening Star. He died on May 9, 2014, in New York City, of congestive heart failure.[7]

Discography edit

As leader edit

Year recorded Title Label Notes
1956 Wilder 'n' Wilder Savoy Quartet, with Hank Jones (piano), Wendell Marshall (bass), Kenny Clarke (drums)
1959 The Pretty Sound Columbia
1959 Jazz from Peter Gunn Columbia
1984 Hangin' Out Concord With Joe Newman (trumpet), Hank Jones (piano), Rufus Reid (bass), Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums)
1991 Alone with Just My Dreams Evening Star With James Williams (piano), Remo Palmier (guitar), Jay Leonhart (bass), Sherman Ferguson (drums)
1993 No Greater Love Evening Star
2003 Among Friends Evening Star

As sideman edit

With Trigger Alpert

With Count Basie

With Louis Bellson and Gene Krupa

With Ruth Brown

With Ralph Burns and Leonard Feather

With Benny Carter

With Al Cohn

With Tadd Dameron

With Gil Evans

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Jimmy Giuffre

With Urbie Green

With Johnny Hartman

With Coleman Hawkins

With Johnny Hodges

With J. J. Johnson

With Etta Jones

With Hank Jones

With Quincy Jones

With Yusef Lateef

With John Lewis

With Mundell Lowe

With Herbie Mann

With Les McCann

With Oliver Nelson

With David Newman

With Houston Person

With Oscar Pettiford

With A. K. Salim

With Shirley Scott

With Rex Stewart and Cootie Williams

With Sonny Stitt

With Ernie Wilkins

With Anita O'Day

  • Indestructible! (Kayo Stereophonics, 2006)

With Donna Hightower

  • Take One (Capitol, 1959)

With others

References edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joe Wilder.
  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Guinness, p. 4477 (1995). ISBN 1-56159-176-9
  4. ^ "Joe Wilder: A True Living Legend". Allaboutjazz.com. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Play It Again, Russell". IMDb.com. 13 February 1986. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 2005-02-21. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  7. ^ "Joe Wilder, trumpeter and NEA jazz master, dies at 92", The Washington Post

External links edit

  • Joe Wilder at IMDb
  • Interview with Joe Wilder NAMM Oral History Library, February 26, 2006.

April 30, 2024
wilder, joseph, benjamin, wilder, february, 1922, 2014, american, jazz, trumpeter, bandleader, composer, left, right, john, webber, lewis, nashbackground, informationborn, 1922, february, 1922colwyn, pennsylvania, diedmay, 2014, 2014, aged, york, city, york, g. Joseph Benjamin Wilder February 22 1922 May 9 2014 was an American jazz trumpeter bandleader and composer Joe WilderLeft to right John Webber Joe Wilder and Lewis NashBackground informationBorn 1922 02 22 February 22 1922Colwyn Pennsylvania U S DiedMay 9 2014 2014 05 09 aged 92 New York City New York U S GenresJazz Swing musicOccupation s Musician composerInstrument s Trumpet flugelhornYears active1940s 2014LabelsSavoy Columbia Evening Star Wilder was awarded the Temple University Jazz Master s Hall of Fame Award in 2006 1 The National Endowment for the Arts honored him with its highest honor in jazz the NEA Jazz Masters Award for 2008 2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 As leader 2 2 As sideman 3 References 4 External linksBiography editWilder was born into a musical family led by his father Curtis a bassist and bandleader in Philadelphia Wilder s first performances took place on the radio program Parisian Tailor s Colored Kiddies of the Air He and the other young musicians were backed up by such illustrious bands as Duke Ellington s and Louis Armstrong s that were also then playing at the Lincoln Theater Wilder studied at the Mastbaum School of Music in Philadelphia but turned to jazz when he felt that there was little future for an African American classical musician At the age of 19 Wilder joined his first touring big band Les Hite s band 3 Wilder was one of the first thousand African Americans to serve in the Marines during World War II He worked first in Special Weapons and eventually became Assistant Bandmaster at the headquarters band Following the war during the 1940s and early 1950s he played in the orchestras of Jimmie Lunceford Herbie Fields Sam Donahue Lucky Millinder Noble Sissle Dizzy Gillespie and finally with the Count Basie Orchestra From 1957 to 1974 Wilder did studio work for ABC TV New York City and in the pit orchestras for Broadway musicals while building his reputation as a soloist with his albums for Savoy 1956 and Columbia 1959 His Jazz from Peter Gunn 1959 features ten songs from Henry Mancini Peter Gunn television score in melodic and swinging fashion with a quartet He was also a regular sideman with such musicians as NEA Jazz Masters Hank Jones Gil Evans and Benny Goodman He became a favorite with vocalists and played for Billie Holiday Lena Horne Johnny Mathis Harry Belafonte Eileen Farrell Tony Bennett and many others 4 Wilder earned a bachelor of music degree in 1953 studying classical trumpet at the Manhattan School of Music with Joseph Alessi where he was also principal trumpet with the school s symphony orchestra under conductor Jonel Perlea In the 1960s he performed on several occasions with the New York Philharmonic under Andre Kostelanetz and Pierre Boulez and played lead for the Symphony Of The New World from 1965 to 1971 He appeared on The Cosby Show episode Play It Again Russell 1986 5 and played the trumpet in the Malcolm X Orchestra in Spike Lee s Malcolm X 1992 6 Since 1991 he returned as a leader and recorded three albums for Evening Star He died on May 9 2014 in New York City of congestive heart failure 7 Discography editAs leader edit Year recorded Title Label Notes 1956 Wilder n Wilder Savoy Quartet with Hank Jones piano Wendell Marshall bass Kenny Clarke drums 1959 The Pretty Sound Columbia 1959 Jazz from Peter Gunn Columbia 1984 Hangin Out Concord With Joe Newman trumpet Hank Jones piano Rufus Reid bass Marvin Smitty Smith drums 1991 Alone with Just My Dreams Evening Star With James Williams piano Remo Palmier guitar Jay Leonhart bass Sherman Ferguson drums 1993 No Greater Love Evening Star 2003 Among Friends Evening Star As sideman edit With Trigger Alpert Trigger Happy Riverside 1956 With Count Basie Dance Session Clef 1953 With Louis Bellson and Gene Krupa The Mighty Two Roulette 1963 With Ruth Brown Miss Rhythm Atlantic 1959 With Ralph Burns and Leonard Feather Winter Sequence MGM 1954 With Benny Carter A Gentleman and His Music Concord 1985 With Al Cohn Four Brass One Tenor RCA Victor 1955 With Tadd Dameron The Magic Touch Riverside 1962 With Gil Evans Into the Hot Impulse 1961 With Dizzy Gillespie Gillespiana Verve 1960 With Jimmy Giuffre The Music Man Atlantic 1958 With Urbie Green All About Urbie Green and His Big Band ABC Paramount 1956 With Johnny Hartman Once in Every Life Bee Hive 1980 With Coleman Hawkins The Hawk Talks Decca 1952 53 1955 With Johnny Hodges Sandy s Gone Verve 1963 With J J Johnson J J RCA Victor 1964 With Etta Jones From the Heart Prestige 1962 With Hank Jones Bluebird Savoy 1955 With Quincy Jones The Birth of a Band Mercury 1959 With Yusef Lateef 10 Years Hence Atlantic 1974 The Doctor is In and Out Atlantic 1976 With John Lewis Odds Against Tomorrow Soundtrack United Artists 1959 The Golden Striker Atlantic 1960 With Mundell Lowe New Music of Alec Wilder Riverside 1956 With Herbie Mann Salute to the Flute Epic 1957 With Les McCann Comment Atlantic 1970 Another Beginning Atlantic 1974 With Oliver Nelson Encyclopedia of Jazz Verve 1966 The Sound of Feeling Verve 1966 The Spirit of 67 with Pee Wee Russell Impulse 1967 With David Newman The Weapon Atlantic 1973 With Houston Person Broken Windows Empty Hallways Prestige 1972 With Oscar Pettiford Basically Duke Bethlehem 1954 With A K Salim Flute Suite Savoy 1957 with Frank Wess and Herbie Mann Blues Suite Savoy 1958 With Shirley Scott Great Scott Impulse 1964 With Rex Stewart and Cootie Williams Porgy amp Bess Revisited Warner Bros 1959 With Sonny Stitt What s New Roulette 1966 With Ernie Wilkins Top Brass Savoy 1955 With Anita O Day Indestructible Kayo Stereophonics 2006 With Donna Hightower Take One Capitol 1959 With others Joe Newman Hangin Out Concord 1984 Benny Carter A Gentleman and His Music Concord 1985 Ruby Braff Being With You Arbirs 1996 Charlie Byrd For Louis Concord 1996 Jay Jay Johnson The Brass Orchestra Verve 1996 The Heath Brothers Jazz Family Concord 1998 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joe Wilder Temple University Jazz Master s Hall of Fame Award Archived from the original on 2011 06 29 Retrieved 2007 11 17 2008 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Archived from the original on 2010 07 31 Retrieved 2007 11 17 Larkin Colin The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music Guinness p 4477 1995 ISBN 1 56159 176 9 Joe Wilder A True Living Legend Allaboutjazz com 10 February 2006 Retrieved 18 October 2021 Play It Again Russell IMDb com 13 February 1986 Retrieved 18 October 2021 Full Cast and Crew for Malcolm X 1992 Archived from the original on 2005 02 21 Retrieved 2018 06 28 Joe Wilder trumpeter and NEA jazz master dies at 92 The Washington PostExternal links editJoe Wilder at IMDb Interview with Joe Wilder NAMM Oral History Library February 26 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe Wilder amp oldid 1217218175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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